Memory misfires help selfish maintain their self-image
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 14:50
in Psychology & Sociology
When people behave selfishly, they have a reliable ally to keep their self-image well-polished — their own memory. When asked to recall how generous they were in the past, selfish people tend to remember being more benevolent than they actually were, according to a series of experiments by Yale psychologists and economists at University of […]