TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dunning,David
TI  - Self-insight: roadblocks and detours on the path to knowing thyself 
T2  - Essays in social psychology
SN  - 1841690740
AV  - BF697.5.S43 D78 2005
U1  - 158.1 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Psychology Press
KW  - Self-perception
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-207) and index; Ch. 1; Thales's lament : on the vagaries of self-assessment --; Ch. 2; Ignorance as bliss --; Ch. 3; Clues for competence --; Ch. 4; The dearest teacher --; Ch. 5; False uniqueness --; Ch. 6; In a word --; Ch. 7; The merest decency --; Ch. 8; Beyond one's self --; Ch. 9; Reflections on self-reflection
N2  - "This book outlines some of the common errors that people make when they evaluate themselves. It also describes the many psychological barriers - some that people build by their own hand - that prevent individuals form achieving self-insight about their ability and character." "The first section of the book focuses on mistaken views of competence, and explores why people often remain blissfully unaware of their incompetence and personality flaws. The second section focuses on faulty views of character, and explores why people tend to perceive they are more unique and special than they really are, why people tend to possess inflated opinions of their moral fiber that are not matched by their deeds, and why people fail to anticipate the impact that emotions have on their choices and actions." "The book will be of great interest to students and researchers in social, personality, and cognitive psychology, but, through the accessibility of its writing style, it will also appeal to those outside of academic psychology with an interest in the psychological processes that lead to our self-insight."--BOOK JACKET
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