In Greene and Paxton's study, participants who behaved mostly honestly showed the same reaction times whether they had an opportunity to cheat or not, and whether they won or lost money.
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- Will vs. Grace – are people honest because they resist temptation or ... (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0900152106 (pnas.org)
- https://www.jneurosci.org/content/34/32/10564 (jneurosci.org)
- https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Joseph-M-Paxton-30561772 (researchgate.net)
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