Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
ISBN | 9780547416038 |
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Publisher | Mariner Books |
Year | 2008 |
Number of pages | 304 |
Categories | Psychology, Sociology |
By | Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson |
Languages | English |
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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.