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Quote by Carol Tavris

“In the horrifying calculus of self-deception, the greater the pain we inflict on others, the greater the need to justify it to maintain our feelings of decency and self-worth.”

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Carol Tavris

Carol Tavris is a renowned psychologist, born on September 17, 1944. Her research focuses on psychology, cognitive psychology, and critical thinking. Tavris is known for her profound insights into psychology and her extensive influence on public cognition. more

“In sports as in child rearing, marital arguments, or tantrums, the same laws of learning apply; when an emotion is encouraged and the rules permit it, it is perpetuated, not 'drained.' ... An emotion without social rules of containment and expression is like an egg without a shell: a gooey mess.”

Children Law Social Sports Emotion Expression Argument Mess Eggs Permit Shells Drained Child Rearing Tantrums Containment

Author:Carol Tavris

“Even irrefutable evidence is rarely enough to pierce the mental armor of self-justification.”

Self Enough Evidence Justification Armor Pierce Self Justification

Author:Carol Tavris

“During McCarthyism, teachers feared for their jobs if they belonged to a left-wing group. Today teachers fear for their jobs if they hug a crying child. As in all moral panics, an accusation is enough to destroy a person's life. Hysteria trumps evidence.”