Fooling ourselves self-deception in politics, religion, and terrorism
Self-deception occurs because we often see the world the way we would like it to be, rather than the way it is. Our brains so long for things the way we want them, we might not even be aware we are fooling ourselves, explains author Harry Triandis, a widely known Professor Emeritus of Psychology. Ac...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Westport, Conn. :
Praeger Publishers
2008.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Contributions in psychology ;
no. 52. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798023106719 |
| Sumario: | Self-deception occurs because we often see the world the way we would like it to be, rather than the way it is. Our brains so long for things the way we want them, we might not even be aware we are fooling ourselves, explains author Harry Triandis, a widely known Professor Emeritus of Psychology. Across cultures and around the world, self-deception is a phenomenon that has subtle and profound effects on everyday life, explains Triandis, also former president of the International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology. In this work, he not only explains how and why self-deceptions occur in t |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9798400652783 9781282428812 9786612428814 |
