Is that the answer you had in mind? the effect of perspective on unethical behavior

We explored how the perspective through which individuals view their actions influences their ethicality,comparing a narrow perspective that allows for evaluation of each choice in isolation,to a broad perspective that promotes an aggregate view of one's choices. to examine unethical behavior we employed a computerized variation of a trivia game that challenges the player's integrity because,rather than choosing the correct answer,players indicate whether the correct highlighted answer is the answer they had in mind. in experiment 1 perspective was modified through the choice procedure: broad perspective evoked by an aggregate decision regarding the upcoming test items and narrow perspective evoked by a segregated decision regarding each upcoming test item. in experiment 2 perspective was evoked through differential priming. across both experiments,when given a monetary incentive to succeed,the adoption of a narrow perspective increased cheating,as evidenced by overall higher reported success rates.