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. 2023 Feb 24;13(3):394. doi: 10.3390/brainsci13030394

Table 1.

Types of dishonest behavior (simple definitions) and examples.

Label Simple Definition Example
Cheating Breaking the rules Tricky dice
Lying Not telling the truth Saying you are younger than you are
Deception Hiding all the truth or avoiding information Dishonest excuse for a deadline extension
Fabrication Falsification of data Manipulating experiment results
Sabotage Not permitting others to do the work Deflating an opponent’s tire in a race
Impersonation Paying someone else to replace you Someone else does an exam for you
Bribery Giving money for something Paying to skip the queue
Plagiarism Using other information without attribution Copying someone else’s poem