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Part I - Motivations for dishonesty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2016

Jan-Willem van Prooijen
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VU University Amsterdam
Paul A. M. van Lange
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VU University Amsterdam
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Cheating, Corruption, and Concealment
The Roots of Dishonesty
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Print publication year: 2016

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