Why do students decide to cheat, plagiarize, or otherwise violate the principles of academic integrity?

Try to think of at least five reasons as you can and submit your response in the textbox. Your instructor will compile the answers and lead a discussion. 

To the instructor:

Below is a list of reasons why students may decide to cheat. Feel free to compare the student-generated list with this one and discuss with your students. 

(Taken from https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/solveproblem/strat-cheating/):

• Peer pressure
• Fear of failure (appear stupid)
• Blaming teachers for unfair exams
• Feeling of an obligation to help fellow students (like Frat brother, team-mate, best friend, etc.)
• Poor study skills or not knowing how to study
• Ignorance to what constitutes cheating and what doesn’t
• High stakes assessment or assignment (Ex. this test will determine whether you get into the top school)
• Competition among students
• Perception of a lack of consequences to cheating
• Perception that you won’t get caught
• Motivation to earn high grades and a lack of seeing the relationship between learning and grades.
• Feeling anonymous in a class can lead students to cheat
• Pressed for time (i.e. cramming) (not prepared)
• Afraid to ask for help or for an extension from the teacher…embarrassed
• Not wanting to let down, family, friends, etc. who have high expectations of them
• “I’m paying to be here…”