TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES - THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF ACCURATE SELF-KNOWLEDGE

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BROWN, JD
DUTTON, KA
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10.1177/01461672952112006
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
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Accurate self-knowledge is widely assumed to be necessary, sought after, and characteristic of most people. In this article, the authors examine the logical and evidentiary basis of these assumptions and reach the opposite conclusions.
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