Does having time to think make us more or less ethical?

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More time to think makes us more ethical.

Via Harvard Business Review:

87% of research subjects opted not to lie for self-gain if they were given three minutes to contemplate their choice, compared with just 56% of participants who were told to make an immediate decision, says a team led by J. Keith Murnighan of Northwestern University.

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