Why is it so difficult to admit when we are wrong? Our panel offers insights into why owning up to a mistake is so very hard for most people to do, and how this relates to conflict and divisiveness in today’s society.
Guests
Julie Longua Peterson, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, women’s and gender studies program director, University of New England
Jordan LaBouff, Ph.D., associate professor, psychology and honors, University of Maine
Resources
- Psychology Today: Cognitive Dissonance
- Psychology Today: What Is Confirmation Bias?
- The Law Project: Mental Model: Cognitive Dissonance & Self Justification
- "When Prophecy Fails," by Leon Festinger
- iresearchnet.com: Naive Realism
- UMaine News: Personality Study Links Humility, Helpfulness
