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Why do cheaters cheat? Perhaps because they can think up original ways to avoid work: a new study finds that creativity is tied to a willingness to cheat. The work is in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology¹.

The teacher hands back copies of a multiple-choice test where you circled your answers. She then tells you to transfer your answers to a sheet where you fill in circles next to each answer. But your copy of the test includes her marks for the correct answers. If you were paid per correct answer, would you fill in the bubbles with your answers or the right ones?

The researchers used a variety of tests like this one to determine if the study’s participants were willing to cheat. In addition to integrity tests, the subjects underwent standard psychological evaluations² to measure their creativity. The researchers found a significant correlation³ between innovative⁴ minds and a willingness to bend the rules for personal gain. Now, intelligence alone did not indicate dishonesty. But it may be creativity that puts the art in a con⁵ artist.

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1 psychology
n.心理，心理学，心理状态
参考例句：
She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。 He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

2 evaluations
估价( evaluation的名词复数 )；赋值；估计价值； [医学]诊断
参考例句：
In fact, our moral evaluations are merely expressions of our desires. 事实上，我们的道德评价只是我们欲望的表达形式。来自哲学部分 Properly speaking, however, these evaluations and insights are not within the concept of official notice. 但准确地讲，这些评估和深远见识并未包括在官方通知概念里。

3 correlation
n.相互关系，相关，关连
参考例句：
The second group of measurements had a high correlation with the first.第二组测量数据与第一组高度相关。 A high correlation exists in America between education and economic position.教育和经济地位在美国有极密切的关系。

4 innovative
adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的
参考例句：
Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。 He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

5 con
n.反对的观点，反对者，反对票，肺病；vt.精读，学习，默记；adv.反对地，从反面；adj.欺诈的
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We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。 The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票，协议被通过。