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After committing an immoral act, people tend to commit prosocial acts. This is known as moral cleansing or moral compensation. Guilt and moral identity were found in this study to facility moral cleansing. Comment: Some studies have found that holding your hand on a Bible, even if you are an atheist, has the effect of getting people in touch with their moral identity and subsequently cheat less. Research like this study hopefully will be able to come up with simple ways to increase moral behavior in both individuals and in communities. Front Psychol. 2016;7:1317    (retrieved Sep, 2016). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.