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Psychology

Nov 9, 2007

Monkeys rationalize science like people

“We tend to think people have an explicit agenda to rewrite history to make themselves look right, but that's an outsider's perspective. This experiment shows that there isn't always much conscious thought going on.”

International Herald Tribune - November 08, 2007 For half a century, social psychologists have been trying to figure out the human gift for rationalizing irrational behavior. via PsycPORT.com

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