People given an early chance to prove they were not prejudiced went on to behave worse later. Having banked the credit, they felt free to spend it.
Benoit Monin and Dale Miller, 2001 · social psychologists, moral licensing
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People given an early chance to prove they were not prejudiced went on to behave worse later. Having banked the credit, they felt free to spend it.