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New Edition of "Mistakes Were Made (But Not by ME)" |
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| Posted by: | Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson |
| Title/Position: | Professor Emeritus (Aronson) |
| School/Organization: | None/UCSC |
| Sent to listserv of: | SESP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | October 26th, 2015 |
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Mariner Books has just published a revised and updated edition of our book "Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts." The new edition is still in paperback, and Mariner is eager to facilitate the use of the book in college courses. Here's a selection from our preface:
"We realized that a revision could easily be twice as long as the original without being twice as informative. And so we limited our changes to updates in the research and examples of organizations and professions that are making efforts to correct mistakes or end harmful practices (for example, in criminal prosecutions, methods of interrogation, hospital policies, and conflicts of interest in science). Tragically, but not surprisingly for anyone who reads this book, there have not been nearly enough of those systematic corrections, and in some areas, entrenched but incorrect beliefs have become even more entrenched — while remaining just as incorrect.
"Finally, in the last chapter, we address an issue we intentionally avoided the first time around: the problems that arise for people who cannot justify their mistakes, harmful actions, or bad decisions and who, as a result, suffer guilt, remorse, and sleepless nights for far too long. In this new conclusion, we offer research and insights that might help people find a path between mindless self-justification and merciless self-flagellation. For the well-being of individuals and of nations, it is a path worth struggling to discover."
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