Things you consider academic dishonesty , but people do all the time?

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The discussion centers on various actions considered academic dishonesty (AD) and the gray areas surrounding them. Participants highlight behaviors such as taking unprescribed Adderall, obtaining old exams, and negotiating grades through emotional manipulation as questionable practices. The legitimacy of using accommodations for disabilities is debated, with some arguing that it can be exploited while others emphasize the need for support for students with genuine disabilities. The ethics of copying code from the internet or peers is also discussed, with opinions divided on what constitutes acceptable collaboration versus cheating. Overhearing information from professors and speaking foreign languages during exams are seen by some as unfair advantages, while others argue that these situations are not dishonest. The conversation reflects a broader concern about fairness and integrity in academic settings, with many advocating for clearer definitions of dishonesty and more equitable practices.
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maverick_starstrider said:
But there's no objective definition of Asperger's. Indeed there's no concrete support for autism having a spectrum at all. That's something of an unverified assumption. I'm not saying it's wrong but making social modifications before scientific verification is kind of putting the cart before the horse.

ADHD is one of those things that was formerly thought of as a personality trait, but has only recently come to be regarded as a legitimate neural disorder with objective differences in how the brain responds to stimuli and motion. A recent study that I read on CNN's website mentioned a study that found that those with ADHD do, in fact, have objective differences in their brains.

Anyway, I looked but I can't find the exact article I read--perhaps I didn't read it on CNN after all?--but here's a similar one: http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/14/adhd-brains-may-have-faulty-brakes/"
 
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Geezer said:
A recent study that I read on CNN's website mentioned a study that found that those with ADHD do, in fact, have objective differences in their brains.

Of course they do. Every psychological difference between people comes down to a difference in the brain at some level - even differences in personality.
 
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