The Psychology of Excuses – How People Justify Hurting Others

Moral disengagement is a process of cognitive restructuring that allows individuals to distance themselves from their inner moral standards and act unethically without feeling uncomfortable doing so. It's the story we tell ourselves so as not to feel bad about inhumane acts that would normally violate our moral principles, or the excuses we make to avoid feeling guilty about hurting others. Become a "Change Maker" and support Sprouts with a membership: / @sproutsdeutschland Support us - we're on Patreon! 🎁 https://bit.ly/3MqY00D Don't miss a new video with our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dNU4BQ THANK YOU, PATREONS! 🙏 This video was created with the support of our patrons: Adam Berry, Alfred Holzheu, Anil Raut, ArkiTechy, Artur azad, bel Badrah, Bradley Klimovitch, Cedric.Wang, Christoph Becker, cnotv, Cory McAbee, David Markham, Delandric Webb, Digital INnov8ors, Dr. Matthias Müller-Mellin, Duane Bemister, Elias Reuss, Eva Marie Koblin, F J V Souza, Fh, Gerardo Enrique Nieto, Heart of Texas Play Therapy LLC, Izzy, jakob steensig, Jeffrey Cassianna, Jim Pilgrim, Joanne Doyle, jun omar ebdane, Leonel, Liam Dalling, Linda Kinkead, Linus Linderoth, Lucia Simone, Winston M. Allen, Mambo no 9, Marcel, María, martin, Martin Streule, Martina Hrebenarova, Mathis, Nu, Mezes.Macko, Michael Paradis, Natalie O'Brien, Okan Elibol, Oweeda Newton, Peihui, Povilas Ambrasas, Raymond Fujioka, SAMAR ABDULKADER DAKAK BADAWI, scripz, Sigrid, Solongo Ganbat, Stefan Gros, Suppasit Srisaeng, Taka Kondo, Takashi HIROSE, Tammy Frazier, Thomas Aschan, Yassine Hamza, Yvonne Clapham and all others. Thank you very much! To join, visit [www.patreon.com/sprouts OUR CHANNELS English channel / sproutsvideos German Channel / sproutsdeutschland Spanish Canal / sproutsespañol And many more: www.sproutsschools.com SPROUTS TEAM Script: Ludovico Saint Amour di Chanaz and Jonas Koblin Artists: Pascal Gaggelli Voice: Christian "Beppo" Peters Coloration: Nalin Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa Production: Selina Bador Sound design: Miguel Ojeda Translation: Gunnar Selm SOUNDTRACKS Toys Are Alive - Studio Le Bus Embarrassing Moment - Jack Pierce IMMERSE YOURSELF with these top video games and resources: Read about how moral disengagement predicts violent behaviors. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36231567/ Read about how addressing moral disengagement can reduce violence in certain settings and prevent abuse. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7400521/ SOURCES Moral Disengagement - [Wikipedia.org] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_disengagement Tillman, C.J., Gonalez, K., Whitman, M.V., Crawford, W.S., & Hood, A.C. (2008). A Multi-Functional View of Moral Disengagement: Exploring the Effects of Learning the Consequences. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 2286. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5791531/ De Caroli, M. E. & Sagone, E. (2014). Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement: An Analysis from Early Adolescence to Youth. Procedia: Social & Behavioral Sciences, 140, 312-317. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814033527?via%3Dihub CLASS ACTIVITY In the following activity, students will learn about moral disengagement and its consequences. Show students this excerpt from the movie "Joker" and ask them how the Joker justifies killing 3 Wall Street guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbliHNs4q14 Show students this scene from "Whiplash" where Fletcher justifies abusing students because he wants to make musicians great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6lFs5gbv_k Show students this scene from Avengers Infinity War where Thanos justifies his plans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VtzR9l3QJw Show the class Sprouts' video on moral disengagement. Ask students if they have ever justified violence or harm toward others. Ask the class if they believe these principles can be applied to their own experiences at school. Ask students if these principles can be applied to major conflicts on a larger scale. Show students the defense strategies during the Nuremberg Trials and have them compare them to the 8 mechanisms of moral disengagement. LICENSE Creative Commons CC-BY-NC More information here: https://sproutsschools.com/ Original: "Sprouts Germany" Original: German. All translations in this video have been done by the alugha AI.

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