Cognitive Dissonance with Carol Tavris (BS 175)
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This month’s episode of Brain Science features an extremely timely interview with Dr. Carol Tavris, co-author of the newly released third edition of Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts. Cognitive Dissonance was actually discovered back in 1956 and it is one of the most well-replicated phenomena in experimental psychology. It also impacts many aspects of our lives, including politics, which is why I am grateful to have Dr. Tavris back on the podcast to help us explore this fascinating, but also disturbing topic.
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Links and References:
Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson--- add aerio link
Books and Ideas 43 with Carol Tavris
Find this under episode extras in the mobile app
Elliot Aronson and Carol Tavris, “The Role of Cognitive Dissonance in the Pandemic.” The Atlantic, July 12, 2020
David Gal and Derek D Rucker. (2010) “When in doubt, shout! paradoxical influences of doubt on proselytizing.” Psychol Sci. 21(11):1701-7. doi: 10.1177/0956797610385953.
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump Ph.D. (July 14, 2020)
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