Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me) Third Edition: Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
by Elliot Aronson, Caroll Tavris
Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me) explores why people defend foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts instead of admitting error. Elliot Aronson and Caroll Tavris examine self-justification and the mental patterns that make it difficult to recognize, accept, and learn from mistakes.
About This Book
Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me) examines the ways people justify foolish beliefs, bad decisions, and hurtful acts.
The book focuses on the tension between human choices and the explanations people construct for those choices.
Its subject is self-justification and the difficulty of acknowledging mistakes.
This third edition is authored by Elliot Aronson and Caroll Tavris.
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