Key Points
What motivates someone to cheat ?
People will sometimes cheat if they think it will help them and they can get away with it.
Cheating
Breaking rules to get your own advantage.
Why do people change their behavior when a reward is offered or a penalty is introduced?
People act differently when they have something to gain or lose
What specific pressures lead educators to change answers?
Some teachers change test answers to make their students and themselves look better.
Data
Facts or numbers collected to understand something better.
Do rewards or punishments have a stronger effect on human behavior?
Rewards affect people's behavior cause it makes them feel good.
Punishments afftect people behavior by making them take accountability of what they did.
Why would a wrestler who has already secured a winning record agree to lose to a 7-7 wrestler?
Sumo wrestlers sometimes agree to lose matches so others can get ahead.
Accountability
Being held responsible for your actions.
What role does data forensics play in detecting academic
Looking at data can reveal when cheating is happening.
How are Matchups Determined?
Sumo wrestlers use the weakest people to have fight them so they can be in higher rank.
Incentive
A reward or punishment that makes people want to act a certain way.
Why do people cheat even if they are generally honest
Even honest people might cheat if they think it will help them get further.