View gallery. (Carmella Fernando/Flickr) Certain stress hormones predict the chance that you'll cheat. What explains dishonesty? When people are faced with the exact same opportunity to cheat, why do only some take the chance? New research yields a potential answer. According to the study, led by Jooa Julia Lee, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, and cited on HBS Working Knowledge, certain hormones predict the likelihood that people will cheat. Moreover, acting unethically may be a way to reduce levels of stress...
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