Moral Compensation: Erasing Bad Deeds with GoodWhy we do nice things after acting unethically.

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Psychology of Moral Failure

Discover the psychological drive to balance our moral self-image. When we commit a transgression, we often feel a threat to our self-concept as a good person. This feeling can motivate us to perform a prosocial act to restore our internal moral scoreboard. Our ethical behavior is dynamic, and we may unconsciously try to 'cancel out' bad acts with good ones.