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Rationalization is rational

2018-07-18

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<p>Rationalization occurs when a person has performed an action and then concocts the beliefs and desires that would have made it rational. Then, people often adjust their own beliefs and desires to match the concocted ones. While many studies demonstrate rationalization, and a few theories describe its underlying cognitive mechanisms, we have little understanding of its function. Why is the mind designed to const...

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Literature Corpus work: 91a6db47-03fd-5f8a-858e-34a2ca1905c3
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/edrfm

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