Professor Zavala Would Like to Reduce Cheating in Her Classes

question 101

Multiple Choice

Professor Zavala would like to reduce cheating in her classes. She knows that students strongly oppose cheating but, in spite of these negative attitudes, cheating is quite common. Which of the following tactics would be least effective at reducing cheating?

• A) To strengthen attitudes toward cheating, ask students to write and sign a statement indicating that they will not cheat prior to each exam.
• B) To increase anxiety, make sure students are not well-informed about what behaviors constitute cheating or what consequences might result from cheating.
• C) To increase accessibility, ask students to spend a few moments before each exam thinking about their attitudes toward cheating.
• D) To increase self-awareness, publicly videotape the class during exams.

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