Carol Tavris

Carol Tavris

Social Psychologist and Author

Carol Tavris is an American social psychologist and author whose work examines cognitive dissonance, pseudoscience, and the psychology of self justification. She co authored Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me) with Elliot Aronson, exploring how people rationalise foolish beliefs and harmful decisions.

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Books by Carol Tavris

Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me) by Carol Tavris

Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me)

by Carol Tavris

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Tavris and Aronson explore how cognitive dissonance drives people to justify mistakes rather than learn from them. Self-justification is an unconscious engine that distorts memory, fuels feuds, and corrupts institutions.

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Influence by Robert Cialdini

Influence

by Robert Cialdini

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Cialdini identifies six universal principles of persuasion: reciprocity, commitment, social proof, authority, liking, and scarcity. Understanding these triggers explains why we say yes, and how others get us to comply.

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