Mistakes were made (but not by me) : why we justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts /
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| Author / Creator: | Tavris, Carol. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2007. |
| Description: | x, 292 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6371876 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Knaves, Fools, Villains, and Hypocrites: How Do They Live with Themselves?
- Chapter 1. Cognitive Dissonance: The Engine of Self-justification
- Chapter 2. Pride and Prejudice...and Other Blind Spots
- Chapter 3. Memory, the Self-justifying Historian
- Chapter 4. Good Intentions, Bad Science: The Closed Loop of Clinical Judgment
- Chapter 5. Law and Disorder
- Chapter 6. Love's Assassin: Self-justification in Marriage
- Chapter 7. Wounds, Rifts, and Wars
- Chapter 8. Letting Go and Owning Up
- Afterword
- Endnotes
- Index