The Pyramid of Choice

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There's almost an inverse correlation in our ability to deal with these cognitive biases with how smart somebody is, their intelligence or their level of self esteem. If the better you are at reasoning, the better it turns out you are at reconciling these dissodances in a way that doesn't change your mind. So many people have found this metaphor to be really helpful in their lives,. We call it in the book the pyramid of choice. And ah, as i say, it's been very touching to find people have written it said, this really works for me. It started because somebody did a study a long time ago of a school children. The second you make that decision, even impuls

For the first full episode of Mindscape, it's an honor to welcome social psychologist Carol Tavris. Her book with co-author Eliot Aronson, Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me), explores the effect that cognitive dissonance has on how we think. We talk about the fascinating process by which people justify the mistakes that they make, and how that leads to everything from false memories to political polarization. [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/seancarroll/carol-tavris.mp3" social_email="true" hashtag="mindscapepodcast" ] Carol Tavris received her Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Michigan. She is the author of numerous books, covering topics such as gender, biology, and emotion, and is a frequent contributor to a variety of newspapers and magazines. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science and the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Carol Tavris on Wikipedia Social Psychology Network profile Amazon.com author page A lecture on "Dissent and Dissonance: The Science and Art of Argument." Download Episode See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.