Wiping your conscience clean
The Macbeth effect is a proposed phenomenon, whereby feelings of immorality activate a desire to cleanse. Extensions of this theory suggest that cleansing alleviates immoral feelings, thus reducing the urge to engage in compensatory behaviors, such as volunteering. We examined the Macbeth effect and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Experimental Psychopathology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2043808718786595 |