Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Carol Tavris
ISBN: | 9780544574786 |
Publisher: | Mariner Books |
Published: | 20 October, 2015 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Carol Tavris
Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. When we make mistakes, we must calm the cognitive dissonance that jars our feelings of self-worth. And so we create fictions that absolve us of responsibility, restoring our belief that we are smart, moral, and right--a belief that often keeps us on a course that is dumb, immoral, and wrong.
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