Recording lying, cheating, and defiance in an Internet Based Simulated Environment

This study explored the utility of an Internet Based Simulated Environment (IBSE) in eliciting and recording the behaviors of lying, cheating, and defiance. The IBSE created for the study simulated an online ‘quiz’ environment which was programmed to elicit frustration of the participants and record their actions based on pre-defined and pre-programmed descriptions of lying, cheating, and defiance. The study was successful in eliciting and recording a total of 85 occurances of these behaviors from 191 participants.