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Carol Tavris
Mistakes Were Made; cognitive dissonance.
Carol Tavris is a social psychologist and author who has written and lectured extensively on social science and critical thinking. She co-authored *Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)* with Elliot Aronson, examining how self-justification and cognitive dissonance drive flawed decisions in everyday life and institutions. Her work bridges academic psychology and public understanding of bias and motivated reasoning.
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Drunk Tank Pink; Irresistible; cue-driven behavior research.
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02Adam Galinsky
power and decision-making.
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heuristics-and-biases program; Prospect Theory co-author.
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deliberate practice.
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noise traders; inefficient markets.
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Thinking in Bets; resulting fallacy.
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somatic-marker hypothesis.
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Good Judgment Project co-PI; forecasting accuracy.
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Last updated
10 May 2026