The Virtuous Effect of Priming in Al-Arabiya

In the present investigation, the effects of priming students with religious reminders were assessed on self-reported measures of task performance. Students believed that their reports would either be anonymous, giving them the opportunity to cheat or be linked to their names (control condition). Co...

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Published in:The international journal of learning in higher education 2020, Vol.27 (2), p.1-10
Main Authors: Pilotti, Maura A. E., Abdulhadi, Eman, Alalawi, Zinab H., Alluwaimi, Israa I., El Alaoui, Khadija
Format: Article
Language:English
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College Students
Context Effect
Cultural Context
Religion
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Summary:In the present investigation, the effects of priming students with religious reminders were assessed on self-reported measures of task performance. Students believed that their reports would either be anonymous, giving them the opportunity to cheat or be linked to their names (control condition). College students of Saudi Arabia were tested to assess two contrasting predictions of cultural context effects. Specifically, it was predicted that the commonplace nature of Islam in Saudi Arabia would make not only religious reminders, but also opportunities to cheat, ineffective. Alternatively, the commonplace nature of religion in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) would reinforce the effects of religious reminders but weaken the effects of opportunities, as dishonesty is forbidden regardless of whether the culprit can be identified. In agreement with the evidence of earlier studies conducted in the Western world, religious reminders reduced cheating, but they did so regardless of whether reports were anonymous or identifiable.
ISSN:2327-7955
2327-8749
DOI:10.18848/2327-7955/CGP/v27i02/1-10