TY - JOUR
T1 - Resisting small temptations in everyday transactions
AU - Yuchtman-Yaar, Ephraim
AU - Rahav, Giora
PY - 1986/2
Y1 - 1986/2
N2 - The effect of age and sex on criminal and deviant behavior is well documented. The present study was an attempt to study the influence of these variables within the setting of a field experiment in Israel. Bus drivers gave passengers extra change, and an observer watched their behavior. A higher level of temptation increased the deviance among females but reduced it among males. As inflation increased during later observation periods, it was found that passengers paid less attention to the amount of change and that those who did pay attention returned it more often.
AB - The effect of age and sex on criminal and deviant behavior is well documented. The present study was an attempt to study the influence of these variables within the setting of a field experiment in Israel. Bus drivers gave passengers extra change, and an observer watched their behavior. A higher level of temptation increased the deviance among females but reduced it among males. As inflation increased during later observation periods, it was found that passengers paid less attention to the amount of change and that those who did pay attention returned it more often.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224545.1986.9713565
DO - 10.1080/00224545.1986.9713565
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AN - SCOPUS:84928455303
SN - 0022-4545
VL - 126
SP - 23
EP - 30
JO - Journal of Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 1
ER -