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This title in other editionsMistakes Were Made (But Not By Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts (07 Edition)by Carol Tavris
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Publisher Comments: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 right—a 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-deception—how it works, the harm it can cause, and how we can overcome it. Book News Annotation:Drawing on years of research, California-based social psychologists
Tavris and Aronson explore how our brains are wired for
self-justification, the harm self-deception can cause, and how it can
be overcome. The book is academic but accessible to the general
reader, and the material is illustrated throughout with real-life
examples from the news, politics, and public life.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Social psychologists Tavris and Aronson take an in-depth look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. Backed by years of research and delivered in lively prose, their book offers a fascinating explanation of self-deception--how it works, the harm it can cause, and how to overcome it. About the AuthorCAROL TAVRIS is a social psychologist and author of Anger and The Mismeasure of Woman. She has written for the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Scientific American, and many other publications. She lives in Los Angeles.ELLIOT ARONSON is a social psychologist and author of The Social Animal. The recipient of many awards for teaching, scientific research, writing, and contributions to society, he is a professor emeritus at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Table of ContentsCONTENTS
Introduction Knaves, Fools, Villains, and Hypocrites: How Do They Live with Themselves? 1 Chapter 1 Cognitive Dissonance: The Engine of Self-justification 11 Chapter 2 Pride and Prejudice . . . and Other Blind Spots 40 Chapter 3 Memory, the Self-justifying Historian 68 Chapter 4 Good Intentions, Bad Science: The Closed Loop of Clinical Judgment 97 Chapter 5 Law and Disorder 127 Chapter 6 Loves Assassin: Self-justification in Marriage 158 Chapter 7 Wounds, Rifts, and Wars 185 Chapter 8 Letting Go and Owning Up 213 Afterword 237 Endnotes 239 Index 277 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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