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100 1 $aFine, Cordelia.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2006000276
245 12 $aA mind of its own :$bhow your brain distorts and deceives /$cCordelia Fine.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bW.W. Norton & Co.,$c[2006], ©2006.
300 $aviii, 243 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-231) and index.
505 00 $gCh. 1.$tThe vain brain : for a softer, kinder reality -- $gCh. 2.$tThe emotional brain : sweaty fingers in all the pies -- $gCh. 3.$tThe immoral brain : the terrible toddler within -- $gCh. 4.$tThe deluded brain : a slapdash approach to the truth -- $gCh. 5.$tThe pigheaded brain : loyalty a step too far -- $gCh. 6.$tThe secretive brain : exposing the guile of the mental butler -- $gCh. 7.$tThe weak-willed brain : the prima donna within -- $gCh. 8.$tThe bigoted brain : "thug ... tart ... slob ... nerd ... airhead" -- $tEpilogue : the vulnerable brain.
520 1 $a"In recent years, we've heard a lot about the extraordinary workings of our hundred-billion-celled brain: its amazing capacities to regulate sensation, perception, thinking, and feeling; its ability to shape all experience and define our identity. Dr. Cordelia Fine introduces us to a brain we might not want to meet, a brain with a mind of its own." "Exposing the mind's deceptions and exploring how the mind defends and glorifies the ego, Dr. Fine illustrates the brain's tendency toward self-delusion. Unbeknownst to us, our brain - vain, emotional, immoral, deluded, pigheaded, secretive, weak-willed, and bigoted - pushes, pulls, twists, and warps our perceptions. Whether it be hindsight bias, wishful thinking, unrealistic optimism, or moral excuse-making, each of us has a slew of mind-bugs and ordinary prejudices that prevent us from seeing the truth about the world, the people around us, and ourselves."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aSelf-deception.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85119723
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip069/2006006729.html
852 00 $bsci$hBF697.5.S426$iF56 2006