AH1 Professionalism Assignment by z3365495 Cheating in all disciplines unfairly disadvantages others, and means students learn less.

However it is of particular importance in medicine because it can lead to doctors with inadequate knowledge who pose a danger to patient safety, or to doctors who are willing to violate social rules for personal gain. I chose this case because it demonstrated the large influence of peer acceptance in shaping perceptions of moral acceptability. I was studying with a small group of students (10-15) in the hour before an exam. The exam was being set up in the adjacent room, and the login to the exam accounts was clearly visible from the room we were in, giving access to the questions. The possibility of previewing the questions was raised, and a discussion about who dared to try the account ensued. Do you wanna try it? one student asked. Lets not, guys, interjected another student who had not been participating. The conversation died down and turned back studying. I had not participated in the discussion. The student who spoke out impressed me because he spoke out when he was uncomfortable and prevented his peers from making a mistake. He not only prevented cheating in this instance, but made those in the room less likely to cheat in the future, as cheating alters the perpetrators view afterwards that it is ethically more acceptable (Shu,). He also demonstrated that speaking out earns peers respect and illustrated that one of the most effective measures against cheating is a culture of integrity created by students (Rettinger, 2009).These insights will help me better understand encounters with professional misconduct in the future and motivate me to foster this culture in the environments I work in. References Rettinger, D. A., & Kramer Y. (2009). Situational and personal causes of student cheating.. Research in Higher Education. 50(3), 293-313 Lisa L. Shu, Francesca Gino, and Max H. Bazerman (2011). Dishonest Deed, Clear Conscience: When Cheating Leads to Moral Disengagement and Motivated Forgetting. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 330-349.