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" A mind of its own : "
Cordelia Fine.
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BL
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1043367
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b797737
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| Main Entry
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Fine, Cordelia
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A mind of its own : : how your brain distorts and deceives /\ Cordelia Fine.
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First edition.
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New York :: W.W. Norton & Company,, [2006]
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viii, 243 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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0393062139
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: 0393331636
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: 9780393062137
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: 9780393331639
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The vain brain : for a softer, kinder reality -- The emotional brain : sweaty fingers in all the pies -- The immoral brain : the terrible toddler within -- The deluded brain : a slapdash approach to the truth -- The pigheaded brain : loyalty a step too far -- The secretive brain : exposing the guile of the mental butler -- The weak-willed brain : the prima donna within -- The bigoted brain : "Thug -- tart -- slob -- nerd -- airhead" -- Epilogue: the vulnerable brain.
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| Abstract
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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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Self-deception.
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Déception de soi.
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Gehirn.
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Neuropsychologie.
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Psychologie.
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Selbsttäuschung.
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Self-deception.
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Wahrnehmungstäuschung.
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Deception.
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Brain-- physiology.
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Emotions.
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Mental Processes.
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| Dewey Classification
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150
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| LC Classification
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BF697.5.S426F56 2006
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2007 L-451
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BF 637.D42F495m 2006
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