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The Self and Its Editors

Deciding you meant it, and the part of the brain whose job is to have an answer

Festinger · Nisbett · Gazzaniga · 3 chapters · 11 min read

Deciding you meant it, and the part of the brain whose job is to have an answer.

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Self-knowledge

  1. 01Paid Too Little to LieOn being paid too little to lie, and deciding you meant it.
  2. 02Telling More Than We Can KnowOn confidently reporting reasons that demonstrably were not the reasons.
  3. 03The Part Whose Job Is to Have an AnswerOn the part of the brain whose job is to have an answer.