Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they make mistakes? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell? Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. When we make mistakes, we must calm the cognitive dissonance that jars our feelings of self-worth. And so we create fictions that absolve us of responsibility, restoring our belief that we are smart, moral, and right - a belief that often keeps us on a course that is dumb, immoral, and wrong. Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energetic prose, "Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)" offers a fascinating explanation of self-deception - how it works, the harm it can cause, and how we can overcome it.
卡罗尔·塔夫里斯（Carol Tavris），社会心理学家、演说家和作家。为《洛杉矶时报》《纽约时报》《科学美国人》和其他一些出版物撰写心理学专栏文章。
艾略特·阿伦森（Elliot Aronson），当今世界上最杰出的社会心理学家之一，全球销量突破千万册的《社会性动物》作者。被同时代的人推选为“20世纪最有影响力的100位心理学家之一”，也是唯一一位获得过由美国心理学会颁发的写作、教学和研究3个最高奖项的心理学家。