The psychology of self-persuasion with Elliot Aronson

ReThinking

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4.7 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Elliot Aronson is one of the preeminent psychologists of the 20th century — his mentors were Abraham Maslow and Leon Festinger, and his award-winning psychology textbooks are seminal even for non-psychologists. Adam asks Elliot about his pioneering work on making mistakes and cognitive dissonance, or the discomfort we feel when we realize that our attitudes or actions contradict our values. Then, the two discuss the dangers (and upsides) of rationalizing our beliefs — and strategies for making better decisions while keeping an open mind. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts

ReThinking is produced by Cosmic Standard. Our Senior Producer is Jessica Glazer, our Engineer is Aja Simpson, our Technical Director is Jacob Winik, and our Executive Producer is Eliza Smith.

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1:53.2	Hey everyone, it's Adam Grant.
1:57.3	Welcome back to Rethinking, my podcast on the Science of What Makes Us Tick.
2:01.7	I'm an organizational psychologist and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking.
2:09.1	My guest today is the legendary social psychologist Elliot Aronson. He's a pioneer of the study of
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