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|Title=A Famous Honesty Researcher Is Retracting A Study Over Fake Data
|Is About=Renowned psychologist Dan Ariely literally wrote the book on dishonesty. Now some are questioning whether the scientist himself is being dishonest. A landmark study that endorsed a simple way to curb cheating is going to be retracted nearly a decade later after a group of scientists found that it relied on faked data. According to the 2012 paper, when people signed an honesty declaration at the beginning of a form, rather than the end, they were less likely to lie. A seemingly cheap and effective method to fight fraud, it was [https://www.fastcompany.com/3068506/lemonade-is-using-behavioral-science-to-onboard-customers-and-keep-them-honest adopted] by at least one insurance company, [http://38r8om2xjhhl25mw24492dir.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/BIT_FraudErrorDebt_accessible.pdf tested] by [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/images/2016%20Social%20and%20Behavioral%20Sciences%20Team%20Annual%20Report.pdf government] [http://38r8om2xjhhl25mw24492dir.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/BIT_FraudErrorDebt_accessible.pdf agencies] around the world, and taught to corporate executives. It made a splash among academics, who cited it in their own research more than 400 times.
|Important For=Academic institutions; Peer-reviewers; Research Integrity Officers
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|Has Link=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/dan-ariely-honesty-study-retraction#:~:text=A%20landmark%20study,than%20400%20times.
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|Involves=Dan Ariely
|Has Timepoint=2021
|Has Location=USA
|Related To Research Area=SH 01.03 - Microeconomics, behavioural economics
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