Subtle Alterations of the Physical Environment Can Nudge Young Children to Cheat Less

Autor/inn/en	Zhao, Li; Zheng, Yi; Compton, Brian J.; Qin, Wen; Sun, Wenjin; Fang, Fang; Fu, Genyue; Heyman, Gail D.; Lee, Kang
Titel	Subtle Alterations of the Physical Environment Can Nudge Young Children to Cheat Less
Quelle	In: Developmental Science, 25 (2022) 3, (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zhao, Li) ORCID (Fang, Fang)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-7687
DOI	10.1111/desc.13190
Schlagwörter	Cheating; Physical Environment; Behavior Change; Ethics; Mathematics Tests; Mathematics Achievement; Preschool Children; Followup Studies; Educational Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prellen; Natürliche Umwelt; Ethik; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Bildungsreform
Abstract	Cheating is a common human behavior but few studies have examined its emergence during early childhood. In three preregistered studies, a challenging math test was administered to 5- to 6-year-old children (total N = 500; 255 girls). An answer key was present as children completed the test, but they were instructed to not peek at it. In Study 1, many children cheated, but manipulations that reduced the answer key's accessibility in terms of proximity and visibility led to less cheating. Two follow-up studies showed that the answer key's visibility played a more significant role than its proximity. These findings suggest that subtle and seemingly insignificant alterations of the physical environment can effectively nudge young children away from acting dishonestly. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01