How and Why We Lie to Ourselves

1points Posted 626 days, 19 hours ago by Devar

A classic 1959 social psychology experiment demonstrates how and why we lie to ourselves. Understanding this experiment sheds a brilliant light on the dark world of our inner motivations.

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Source: http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/10/how-and-why-we-lie-to-ourse…

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