Problem Paper: "Predictors of Cheating and Cheating Attributions..." precis

In Tamera B. Murdock, Anne S. Beauchamp, and Amber M. Hinton’s article “Predictors Of Cheating And Cheating Attributions: Does Classroom Context Influence Cheating And Blame For Cheating?,” the authors claim that acceptance for cheating in school can be attributed to perceptions of the fairness of the classroom and traits of the teacher, such as respectfulness and competence. To support this claim, the authors present their study in which a group of students were given scenarios regarding things such as the classroom fairness and teacher traits, and asked to answer questions about various justifications for cheating, which concluded that students do cheat more when they perceive the classroom and teacher negatively. The purpose of this article is to present the findings of a study in order to try to find more reasons for why students cheat. The intended audience for this article is a group of psychologists, because the study is very organized and uses high level terminology, but also includes statistical data that is more difficult to interpret.

Works Cited

Murdock, Tamera B., Anne S. Beauchamp, and Amber M. Hinton. "Predictors Of Cheating And Cheating Attributions: Does Classroom Context Influence Cheating And Blame For Cheating?." European Journal Of Psychology Of Education - EJPE (Instituto Superior De Psicologia Aplicada) 23.4 (2008): 477-492. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Mar. 2012.