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This research examines the influence of situational ethics on cheating among college students. The analysis of responses from 6,096 students at thirty‐one diverse schools suggests that neutralization is a significant factor in justifying the violation of institutional norms on academic honesty. Although cheating is generally seen as wrong, students identify many situations in which they feel cheating is acceptable.
Donald L. McCabe (1992) studied this question.