Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me) : Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
by Aronson, Elliot, Tavris, Carol
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- 0544574788
- ISBN 13
- 9780544574786
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Synopsis
Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell? 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 righta belief that often keeps us on a course that is dumb, immoral, and wrong. Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energetic prose, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinating explanation of self-deceptionhow it works, the harm it can cause, and how we can overcome it.
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- Better World Books (US)
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- 6360006-20
- Title
- Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me) : Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
- Author
- Aronson, Elliot, Tavris, Carol
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0544574788
- ISBN 13
- 9780544574786
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- This edition first published
- 2015-10
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