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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Elliot Aronson
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Harcourt
May 2007
On Sale: May 7, 2007
292 pages
ISBN: 0151010986
EAN: 9780151010981
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart?
Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they
screw up? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is
right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in
ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the
stories we tell? Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot
Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired
for self-justification. When we make mistakes, we must calm
the cognitive dissonance that jars our feelings of
self-worth. And so 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 and delivered in lively,
energetic prose, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a
fascinating explanation of self-deception—how it works, the
harm it can cause, and how we can overcome it.
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