Poster

Instructions Manipulating Social Norms and Message Framing Do Not Affect Student Plagiarism

Poster Session VI - Board: VI-112
Saturday, May 23, 2009, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Golden Gate Exhibit Hall

Sophie Lukowski
The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

Montgomery Bopp
The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

Kara Carpenter
The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

Jessica Castine
The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

Nicole LeFevre
The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

Renee Bator
The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

Steve Mansfield
The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

We tested if plagiarism would decrease if instructions not to plagiarize emphasized injunctive norms with a positive tone. Students’ assignments in our study contained substantial rates of plagiarism. However, plagiarism did not differ significantly across conditions. Using injunctive norms and positive framing is not an effective strategy to reduce plagiarism.

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