Carol Tavris Quote

Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify it even more tenaciously. Even irrefutable evidence is rarely enough to pierce the mental armor of self-justification.

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts (ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008) - ISBN: 9780547416038

Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify it even more ...

Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify it even more ...

Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify it even more ...

Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify it even more ...