Are Creative People More Dishonest?

Are Creative People More Dishonest?

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Are creative people more adept at justifying immoral behavior, and thereby more likely to transgress ethical boundaries? Or does unethical behavior require people to be more inventive, causing them to be more imaginative?

Whatever the relationship between creativity and immorality, a growing body of evidence, including a recent paper published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, suggests that the two are, in fact, linked.