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According to research in the text, churchgoers were more likely to contribute to charity before they attended confession than after confession. these findings are most compatible with

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These findings are most compatible with feel bad; do good.
The churchgoers were feeling bad about something they did, which is why they contributed to charity a lot. However, after that attended confession, where all of their sins have been washed away, they decreased their charity or stopped it completely because the confession reduced their guilt.
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