Article Excerpt: When news of Houston’s cheating scandal broke, Jesse Dallery thought about what factors allowed it to flourish. As a psychology professor at the University of Florida specializing in behavior analysis, Dallery works mainly with addictions, and that involves incentives. Understanding why people cheat starts there…In both cheating and addiction, people get snared in what Dallery calls a “contingency trap.” Immediate gratification, like improved batting statistics or a drunken buzz, takes precedence over long-term consequences, even if those stuck in the trap know consequences are likely.
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