Mistakes were made (but not by me): why we justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts /

Tavris and Aronson have combined their formidable skills to produce a gleaming model of social insight and scientific engagement. Make no mistake, you need to read this book. -- Robert B. Cialdini, author of Influence: Science and Practice. Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart?...

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Autore principale: Tavris, Carol (autor)
Altri autori: Aronson, Elliot (autor)
Natura: Libro
Lingua:Spanish
English
Pubblicazione: Orlando: A Harvest Book, 2008.
Edizione:Primera edición
Soggetti:
Sommario:
  • Cognitive Dissonance: The Engine of Self-justification
  • Pride and Prejudice...and Other Blind Spots
  • Memory, the Self-justifying Historian
  • Good Intentions, Bad Sciencie: The ClosedLoop of Clinical Judgment
  • Law and Disorder
  • Love´s Assassin: Self-justification in Marriage
  • Wounds, Rifts, and Wars
  • Letting Go and Owning Up.