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A new survey shows that informal intervention can often avert much irresponsible scientific behaviour, and is not as risky as people might fear, say Gerald Koocher and Patricia Keith-Spiegel.

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  1. Gerald P. Koocher is associate provost and professor of psychology at Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. koocher@simmons.edu ,

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  2. Patricia Keith-Spiegel is the Reed D. Voran Honors Distinguished Professor in Social and Behavioral Sciences, Emerita, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306, USA.,

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Koocher, G., Keith-Spiegel, P. Peers nip misconduct in the bud. Nature 466, 438–440 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/466438a

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