What is Moral Equilibrium? Have you ever wondered why seemingly good people can act so unethically? One factor is a psychological phenomenon known as moral equilibrium. The basic idea is that most of us want and indeed need to think of ourselves as good people. We keep a sort of running scoreboard in our heads, comparing our mental image of ourselves as good people to our actual behavior. Please watch this video explaining the concept of moral equilibrium and then respond to the following discussion questions. Please note: This discussion has been set up to allow threaded replies. You can reply to an initial posting or reply to a reply, creating indented levels of responses. This discussion requires you to post before you can see what other people post. For this discussion (worth 10 points), please complete the following: 1. In your own post, explain how the two aspects of moral equilibrium-moral compensation and moral licensing-work. (2 points). Can you think of any examples from your life where you engaged in either moral compensation or moral licensing? (4 points) 2. Reply to a classmate's post (4 points)