Peta Slocombe – 3AW
Psychologist | CEO of Performance Story![](https://www.mediastable.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Peta-Slocombe.png)
The psychology behind cheating (and why we do it).
Laziness, validation and a natural urge to preserve effort and energy are just a handful of reasons why people cheat.
The topic came up on 3AW Drive an ultra-marathon runner was stripped of her third place finish after it emerged she’d ridden in a car for four kilometres.
“We don’t like feel uncomfortable, so we find a reality that makes us feel good,” psychologist Peta Slocombe.
https://www.3aw.com.au/the-psychology-behind-cheating-and-why-we-do-it/