Table 1 Attitude towards research integrity

Your paper would be stronger if you showed that your research has not been done before, so you don’t mention a similar study to yours.

165,601.0

.419

31.7

50.9

12.6

3.9

0.9

28.9

56.1

11.3

3.0

0.7

While searching for and reading literature for your paper you find evidence against your hypothesis. You don’t mention this evidence in your paper.

159,335.5

.081

40.3

50.3

8.2

0.7

0.5

37.0

51.5

8.8

2.5

0.1

If source A quotes source B, you do not mention source A but only the original source (B).

160,656.0

.203

2.3

15.6

23.3

38.7

20.1

2.8

11.9

23.1

42.9

19.3

You find information in an online abstract of a book that you don’t have access to. You use the information and add the book to your reference list.

163,334.0

.409

5.3

30.3

29.4

31.0

4.1

6.2

28.1

32.5

29.3

4.0

You add literature that you have read but not used to your bibliography to expand it.

162,657.5

.207

30.3

48.3

16.4

3.6

1.4

28.8

47.6

18.5

4.6

0.5

You change your hypothesis after seeing the results of your research.

160,184.0

.185

31.1

31.5

18.7

12.1

6.6

30.1

36.2

18.3

12.3

3.1

Your friend copies lab work/notes before class starts.

161,230.0

.209

15.4

29.8

33.3

17.4

4.1

15.4

29.1

38.8

15.7

1.1

You try to do the least amount of work during a group assignment.

164,678.0

.313

49.5

41.6

7.3

1.1

0.5

50.3

42.5

6.3

0.7

0.3