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McRaney, David.
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Thought and thinking.
Perception.
Truth -- Psychological aspects.
Defense mechanisms (Psychology)
Reason.
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McRaney, David.
Thought and thinking.
Perception.
Truth -- Psychological aspects.
Defense mechanisms (Psychology)
Reason.
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You are now less dumb : how to conquer mob mentality, how to buy happiness, and all the other ways to outsmart yourself / David McRaney.
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McRaney, David.
Gotham Books, 2013.
Call #:
153
.43
M174y
Subjects
Thought and thinking.
Perception.
Truth -- Psychological aspects.
Defense mechanisms (Psychology)
Reason.
ISBN:
9781592408054 (hbk.)
1592408052 (hbk.)
Description:
vii, 309 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
"How to conquer mob mentality ; How to buy happiness ; And all the other ways to outsmart yourself." -- Jacket.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-309).
Contents:
Self-delusion -- Narrative bias -- The common belief fallacy -- The Benjamin Franklin effect -- The post hoc fallacy -- The halo effect -- Ego depletion -- The misattribution of arousal -- The illusion of external agency -- The backfire effect -- Pluralistic ignorance -- The no true Scotsman fallacy -- The illusion of asymmetric insight -- Enclothed cognition -- Deindividuation -- The sunk cost fallacy -- The overjustification effect -- The self-enhancement bias.
Summary:
The popular blogger and author of the best-selling "You Are Not So Smart" shares more discoveries about self-delusion and irrational thinking, analyzing 15 additional ways people routinely fool themselves in areas ranging from attraction and time wasted to best intentions and the true price of happiness.
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