Creative people tend to tell lies, especially in enriched environment
Is dishonesty affected by one’s creativity and environment? Recent studies have documented the effects of creativity and environment on dishonesty respectively. However, little attention has been given to the interaction effect of creativity and environment. Based on past findings, we hypothesized t...
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| description | Is dishonesty affected by one’s creativity and environment? Recent studies have documented the effects of creativity and environment on dishonesty respectively. However, little attention has been given to the interaction effect of creativity and environment. Based on past findings, we hypothesized that creative people, compared to their non-creative counterparts, may tell more lies in an enriched (vs. scarce) environment. An experiment was conducted on a sample of 97 undergraduate students to examine the moderation effect of environment on the linkage of creativity and cheating. Participants completed a creativity task and a questionnaire on general knowledge about Malaysia. Two-way ANOVA analysis showed that creative participants, as well as those in the enriched environment, were more likely to tell lies than their counterparts. More importantly, the interaction effect of creativity and environment was statistically significant. Specifically, the creative people were more likely to cheat in the enriched envi-ronment than in the scarce environment. The results not only shed light on the link between creativity and dishonesty but also suggest a new direction for minimizing dishonesty behaviours. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:100982017-02-07T09:55:37Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10098/ Creative people tend to tell lies, especially in enriched environment Chan, Shia-Wen Tan, Wan-Qing Tan, Chee-Seng Is dishonesty affected by one’s creativity and environment? Recent studies have documented the effects of creativity and environment on dishonesty respectively. However, little attention has been given to the interaction effect of creativity and environment. Based on past findings, we hypothesized that creative people, compared to their non-creative counterparts, may tell more lies in an enriched (vs. scarce) environment. An experiment was conducted on a sample of 97 undergraduate students to examine the moderation effect of environment on the linkage of creativity and cheating. Participants completed a creativity task and a questionnaire on general knowledge about Malaysia. Two-way ANOVA analysis showed that creative participants, as well as those in the enriched environment, were more likely to tell lies than their counterparts. More importantly, the interaction effect of creativity and environment was statistically significant. Specifically, the creative people were more likely to cheat in the enriched envi-ronment than in the scarce environment. The results not only shed light on the link between creativity and dishonesty but also suggest a new direction for minimizing dishonesty behaviours. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10098/1/233-888-1-PB.pdf Chan, Shia-Wen and Tan, Wan-Qing and Tan, Chee-Seng (2016) Creative people tend to tell lies, especially in enriched environment. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 30 (2). pp. 82-89. ISSN 2289-8174 http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/26 |
| spellingShingle | Chan, Shia-Wen Tan, Wan-Qing Tan, Chee-Seng Creative people tend to tell lies, especially in enriched environment |
| title | Creative people tend to tell lies, especially in enriched environment |
| title_full | Creative people tend to tell lies, especially in enriched environment |
| title_fullStr | Creative people tend to tell lies, especially in enriched environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Creative people tend to tell lies, especially in enriched environment |
| title_short | Creative people tend to tell lies, especially in enriched environment |
| title_sort | creative people tend to tell lies, especially in enriched environment |
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