After committing an immoral act, people tend to commit prosocial acts.
This is known as moral cleansing or moral compensation. Guilt and moral
identity were found in this study to facility moral cleansing. Front Psychol. 2016;7:1317
Comment: Some studies have found that holding your hand on a Bible, even if you are an atheist, has the effect of getting people in touch with their moral identity and subsequently cheat less [see the Netflix documentary (dis)Honesty]. Research like this study hopefully will be able to come up with simple ways to increase moral behavior in both individuals and in communities.
Comment: Some studies have found that holding your hand on a Bible, even if you are an atheist, has the effect of getting people in touch with their moral identity and subsequently cheat less [see the Netflix documentary (dis)Honesty]. Research like this study hopefully will be able to come up with simple ways to increase moral behavior in both individuals and in communities.
