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Justification vs Overjustification - What's the difference?

justification | overjustification |

As nouns the difference between justification and overjustification

is that justification is a reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence while overjustification is excessive justification.

justification

English

(wikipedia justification)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
  • (typography) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).

    • Related terms

    * justify * acquittal * exculpation

    Antonyms

    * conviction * condemnation

    overjustification

    English

    Noun

  • Excessive justification.
  • (psychology) Specifically , external incentives for an already-internally-motivated behavior, which risk the loss of the original motivation.