Watch Out for Those Tell You They're 'Good'

Behavioral control is more susceptible to being week when people assume, falsely, they are more moral than the facts and evidence show

Some people are not near as “good” or moral as they might believe and lead others to think, especially if they go so far as to communicate their morality.

The licensing effect, according to a recent newsletter issue of The Prism on Substack, by Gurwinder, says that “Believing you’re good can make you behave bad. Those who consider themselves virtuous wor…