Deep Down, We Can’t Fool Even Ourselves
Deep Down, We Can’t Fool Even Ourselves
The moral hypocrite, by contrast, has convinced himself that he is acting virtuously even when he does something he would condemn in others. You can understand this “self-halo” effect — and perhaps discover it in someone very close to you — by considering what happened when two psychologists, Piercarlo Valdesolo and David DeSteno, tested people’s reactions to the following situation. picked by DerAlt 3 months ago
tags Psychology Morality moral hypocrite psychological testing
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