Deluding ourselves

Ross Pomeroy reports at Real Clear Science about some scientific studies:

Duke University psychologist and behavioral economist Dan Ariely has spent a lot of time studying dishonesty. He and his colleagues have tested thousands of subjects from various countries under controlled condition, and have arrived at an intriguing conclusion.

"We find that almost everyone cheats but only by a limited amount.

People behave dishonestly enough to profit but honestly enough to delude themselves of their own integrity."

Read the science here.