with Carol Tavris
Why will people cling to a mistaken belief even when that belief can kill them? How can people who think Covid is a hoax and vaccines are dangerous still maintain they are right—even as they lie dying in an ICU? Carol Tavris is a social psychologist and coauthor, with Elliot Aronson, of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me). She will speak on the psychology of self-justification—why people stay on a path or hold onto a belief long past its expiration date, even when that belief is self-defeating, flat wrong, harmful … or plain foolish.
Join us for an afternoon salon with Carol as we try to shed some light on the burning question, “what are they thinking?!”
About Carol Tavris
Carol is also coauthor, with Avrum Bluming, of Estrogen Matters, a critical assumption of another expired belief, that postmenopausal estrogen is carcinogenic. Her most popular earlier books include Anger: The misunderstood emotion and The Mismeasure of Woman. Carol has written hundreds of articles, op-eds, and book reviews for the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, TLS, Wall Street Journal, Chronicle of Higher Education, Skeptic, and many others. A Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, she has received numerous awards for her efforts to promote science and skepticism, including an award from the Center for Inquiry’s Independent Investigations Group; an honorary doctorate from Simmons College for her work in promoting critical thinking and gender equity; the Bertrand Russell Distinguished Scholar, Foundation for Critical Thinking, Sonoma State; and the Media Achievement Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Maximum 20 participants. Guests are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Please do not attend an event if you are experiencing any Covid-19 related symptoms as listed here on the CDC website or if you have had recent close contact with an individual who is confirmed as having Covid-19.
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