Reasoning is generally seen as a means to improve knowledge and make better decisions.
However, much evidence shows that reasoning often leads to epistemic distortions and poor …

Moral judgments are important, intuitive, and complex. These factors make moral judgment
particularly fertile ground for motivated reasoning. This chapter reviews research (both our …

Both liberals and conservatives accuse their political opponents of partisan bias, but is there
empirical evidence that one side of the political aisle is indeed more biased than the other …

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER• The# 1 bestselling author of The Anxious Generation
and acclaimed social psychologist challenges conventional thinking about morality, politics …

In this article we argue that self-deception evolved to facilitate interpersonal deception by
allowing people to avoid the cues to conscious deception that might reveal deceptive intent …

Welcome to the third edition of The Psychology of Attitudes & Attitude Change. As you would
expect, this edition contains many new developments. As a starting point, Bas Verplanken …

" The most brilliant and lucid analysis of virtue and well-being in the entire literature of
positive psychology. For the reader who seeks to understand happiness, my advice is: Begin …

The evidence-based practice movement has become an important feature of health care
systems and health care policy. Within this context, the APA 2005 Presidential Task Force on …

A New York Times Notable Book of 2012 Whether itÕs in a cockpit at takeoff or the planning
of an offensive war, a romantic relationship or a dispute at the office, there are many …

Self-enhancement denotes a class of psychological phenomena that involve taking a
tendentiously positive view of oneself. We distinguish between four levels of self …