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An edition of A Mind of Its Own (2005)

A mind of its own

how your brain distorts and deceives

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  • 6 Want to read

Exposing the mind's deceptions and exploring how the mind defends and glorifies the ego, [the author] illustrates the brain's tendency toward self-delusion. Unbeknownst to us, our brain - vain, emotional, immoral, deluded, pigheaded, secretive, weak-willed, and bigoted - pushes, pulls, twists, and warps our perceptions. Whether it be hindsight bias, wishful thinking, unrealistic optimism, or moral excuse-making, each of us has a slew of mind-bugs and ordinary prejudices that prevent us from seeing the truth about the world, the people around us, and ourselves.-Dust jacket.

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Mental Processes, Deception, Self-deception, Gehirn, Selbsttäuschung, Wahrnehmungstäuschung, Emotions, Physiology, Brain, Psychologie, Neuropsychologie, Déception de soi, Psychology, Psychology & psychiatry, Cognitive psychology

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Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
2008, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
June 23, 2008, W. W. Norton
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A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
2007, Icon Books, Limited
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A Mind of its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
July 17, 2006, W. W. Norton, W.W. Norton & Co.
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A mind of its own: how your brain distorts and deceives
2006, Icon
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A mind of its own: how your brain distorts and deceives
2005, Allen & Unwin
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Table of Contents

Ch. 1.
The vain brain : for a softer, kinder reality -- -- Ch. 2.
The emotional brain : sweaty fingers in all the pies -- -- Ch. 3.
The immoral brain : the terrible toddler within -- -- Ch. 4.
The deluded brain : a slapdash approach to the truth -- -- Ch. 5.
The pigheaded brain : loyalty a step too far -- -- Ch. 6.
The secretive brain : exposing the guile of the mental butler -- -- Ch. 7.
The weak-willed brain : the prima donna within -- -- Ch. 8.
The bigoted brain : "thug ... tart ... slob ... nerd ... airhead" --
Epilogue : the vulnerable brain.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
150
Library of Congress
QP376 .F49 2006, QP376

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Pagination
v, 199 pages
Number of pages
199

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OL32879549M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
1840466782
ISBN 13
9781840466782
OCLC/WorldCat
60668289

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