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Self-licensing

Self-licensing (also moral self-licensing, moral licensing, or licensing effect) is a term used in social psychology and marketing to describe the subconscious phenomenon whereby increased confidence and security in one's self-image or self-concept tends to make that individual worry less about the consequences of subsequent immoral behavior and…

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related to Consumer purchasing decisions · 19
Self-licensing → Any, Chen-Bo Zhong, Dhar, Due, Each, Even, Furthermore, In, Later, Nina Mazar, Participants, People, Researchers Khan, The, They, Toronto, University, When, With
related to Political opinions and racial preference · 10
Self-licensing → Barack Obama, Daniel Effron, Effron, However, Miller, Monin, Princeton, Republican, Subsequent, The
related to Examples · 5
Self-licensing → Hofmann, In, Michael Rosenwald, Research, Washington Post
related to Energy use · 4
Self-licensing → Energy, Lucas Davis, Other, Researchers
related to Meta-analyses and replications · 2
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racial prejudiceinstance ofSimilar effects also appear to occur when a person observes another person from a group they identify with making an egalitarian decision.Self-licensing can have negative societ…0.80text
discriminationinstance ofSimilar effects also appear to occur when a person observes another person from a group they identify with making an egalitarian decision.Self-licensing can have negative societ…0.80text
selfishnessinstance ofSimilar effects also appear to occur when a person observes another person from a group they identify with making an egalitarian decision.Self-licensing can have negative societ…0.80text
poor dietaryinstance ofSimilar effects also appear to occur when a person observes another person from a group they identify with making an egalitarian decision.Self-licensing can have negative societ…0.80text
health habitsinstance ofSimilar effects also appear to occur when a person observes another person from a group they identify with making an egalitarian decision.Self-licensing can have negative societ…0.80text
and excessive energy consumption.But recent scholarship has failed to replicate seminal studies of the licensing effectinstance ofSimilar effects also appear to occur when a person observes another person from a group they identify with making an egalitarian decision.Self-licensing can have negative societ…0.80text
and meta-analysis found it to be exaggerated by publication biasinstance ofSimilar effects also appear to occur when a person observes another person from a group they identify with making an egalitarian decision.Self-licensing can have negative societ…0.80text
Self-licensingrelated to Consumer purchasing decisionsResearchers Khan0.60section
Self-licensingrelated to Consumer purchasing decisionsDhar0.60section
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Self-licensingrelated to Consumer purchasing decisionsDue0.60section
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