Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Self-Deceive
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson is a pioneering and profoundly self-confronting work of social psychology that explores why people rationalize their poor choices, damaging behaviors, and mistaken convictions rather than simply admitting they were wrong. First published … Read more