Moral Balancing
Sunday, March 21, 2010 8:18:58 PM
According to a study, when people feel they have been morally virtuous by saving the planet through their purchases of organic baby food, for example, it leads to the "licensing [of] selfish and morally questionable behaviour", otherwise known as "moral balancing" or "compensatory ethics".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/15/green-consumers-more-likely-steal





