- A new study has found that smokers who take multivitamins offset their healthy behaviour by smoking more cigarettes. This is an example of what psychologists call the licensing effect, which occurs when people make a virtuous choice that permits them to make a poor choice later on. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-vitamin-pills-undermine.html 52 comments cogsci
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