Wealthy, motivated by greed, are more likely to cheat, study finds

Monday, February 27, 2012 - 22:00 in Psychology & Sociology

People of higher status are more prone to cheating, taking candy from children and failing to wait their turn at four-way stops, a UC Berkeley experiment finds.The rich really are different from the rest of us, scientists have found — they are more apt to commit unethical acts because they are more motivated by greed.

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