Lies have long legs cheating, peer scrutiny and loyalty in teams

Groups affect cheating in a variety of ways. While it is typically assumed that third party scrutiny decreases cheating, there scarce evidence as to whether members team cheat more or less if their individual actions are disclosed peers. To fill this gap, we run lab-in-the-field experiment with boy and girl scouts during summer camps. Scout troops organized into patrols: these naturally occurring persistent groups own common goods very different from the minimal used lab experiments. find low overall level our results show disclosure peers induces cheating. In follow-up experiment, able replicate finding within population students same age. Our somehow contrast other studies showing hierarchical but aligned ample social science fields on adverse effects peer interactions among adolescents. Finally, findings suggest effect independent rewards individual.