Mistakes were made (but not by me): why we justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts
Author: Tavris, Carol ; Aronson, ElliotPublisher: Harcourt, 2007.Language: EnglishDescription: 292 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780151010981Type of document: BookBibliography/Index: Includes bibliographical references and index
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Europe Campus Main Collection |
BF121 .T38 2007
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Mistakes Were Made (but not by me) Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts Contents 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 Love's 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
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