"I found that people do cheat when there are no extrinsic incentives like money or prizes but intrinsic rewards, like feeling ...

A study reveals how self-deception makes us feel smarter and more accomplished - even when we're unknowingly cheating ...

Sometimes, we cheat—not for money or prizes, but just to feel better about ourselves. A new study reveals that people engage ...

People unconsciously cheat to feel smarter or healthier, deceiving themselves into believing their success is due to ability ...

When given the opportunity, individuals will cheat to feel smarter or healthier, engaging in diagnostic self-deception to convince themselves that their performance is due to their ability and not the ...

Multiple professional bodies have called for “urgent reform” to expand accountants’ ability to provide financial advice.

Dommer wondered why people cheat on tasks like completing crossword puzzles or Wordle and counting ... study asked 231 participants to take a financial literacy test. Participants were divided ...

The tax filing season kicked off on Jan 27, with the Internal Revenue Service accepting returns. Taxpayers could face ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Also, taxpayers might have ... While tackling low financial literacy isn't solely the responsibility of the IRS, the watchdog service encouraged the ...