> The “moral credential effect” describes this compensation in the context of moral reasoning. When study subjects were given an opportunity to disagree with sexist statements, for example, they were then more likely to favor giving a stereotypically male job to a man instead of a woman (compared to people who weren’t exposed to the statements). Likewise, people who believed they were morally good were more likely to cheat on a math test.
That's interesting. It means that if we want social justice, the last thing we should do is make people feel that they need to take public stands for it.
That's interesting. It means that if we want social justice, the last thing we should do is make people feel that they need to take public stands for it.