How do we know ourselves? : curiosities and marvels of the human mind
(Book - Regular Print)

Preface

Part I: Who am I? Implicit egoism ; The amazing power of attention ; There is more to hearing that meets the ears ; How do we know ourselves? ; Dual processing: one brain, two minds? ; Making New Year's resolutions that last ; The powers and perils of intuition ; Fearing the right things ; We knew it all along ; Judging other and judging ourselves ; Behavioral confirmation: getting what we expect ; How do I love me? Let me count the ways

Part II: Who are we? The science of humility ; When birth order matters ; Cardiac arrest and the conscious experience of death ; Do people repress

or vividly remember

traumatic events? ; When fear of losing steals our chances of winning ; How we polarize, and what we can do about it ; Our differences seize our attention, define our identity, and sometimes deceive us ; The psychology of division ; The social psychology of dissent ; The overconfidence phenomenon ; Why is everyone else having more fun? ; Social facilitation: the energizing presence of others ; The happy science of micro-friendships ; How to make and sustain friendships ; Narcissism: the grandiose self

Part III: What in the world? How nature and nurture form us ; The wonder of walking (and singing): synchronized spirits ; Wise interventions can change lives ; Failure and flourishing ; Death is terrifying to contemplate, except for those who are dying ; Do places with more immigrants exhibit greater acceptance or greater fear of immigrants? ; Implicit bias is real. Can training programs decrease it? ; How politics changes politicians ; The power of confirmation bias and the credibility of belief ; Friends versus phones ; Wealth, well-being, and generosity ; The mere exposure effect: familiarity breeds content ; Do replication failures discredit psychological science?