| Description |
x, 450 pages ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
"When we make mistakes, cling to outdated attitudes, or mistreat other people, we must calm the cognitive dissonance that jars our feelings of self-worth. And so, unconsciously, 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, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinating explanation of self-justification--how it works, the damage it can cause, and how we can overcome it. This updated edition features new examples and concludes with an extended discussion of how we can live with dissonance, learn from it, and perhaps, eventually, forgive ourselves"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Revised edition of the authors' Mistakes were made (but not by me) [©2015, 2007]. |
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"Updated, with a new chapter: 'Dissonance, democracy, and the demagogue'"--Cover. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-436) and index. |
| Contents |
Cognitive dissonance: the engine of self-justification -- Pride and prejudice...and other blind spots -- Memory, the self-justifying historian -- Good intentions, bad science: the closed loop of clinical judgment -- Law and disorder -- Love's assassin: self-justification in marriage -- Wounds, rifts, and wars -- Letting go and owning up -- Dissonance, democracy, and the demagogue. |
| Subject |
Cognitive dissonance.
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Self-deception.
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction.
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| Other Author |
Aronson, Elliot,
author.
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| Call # |
153 TAVRIS |
| ISBN |
9780358329619 (trade paperback) |
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9780151010981 (hardcover) |
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9780156033909 (trade paperback) |
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9780544574786 (trade paperback) |
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