Quotes by : Thomas Gilovich

People will always prefer black-and-white over shades of grey, and so there will always be the temptation....

We humans seem to be extremely good at generating ideas, theories, and explanations that have the ring....

When we do cross paths with people whose beliefs and attitudes conflict with our own, we are rarely challenged.....

Perhaps the most general and most important mental habit to instill is an appreciation of the folly of....

we believe certain things because they ought to be true.

For desired conclusions, we ask ourselves, "Can I believe this?", but for unpalatable conclusions we....

When examining evidence relevant to a given belief, people are inclined to see what they expect to see,....

it seems that once again people engage in a search for evidence that is biased toward confirmation. Asked....

Because so much disagreement remains hidden, our beliefs are not properly shaped by healthy scrutiny....

When we prefer to believe something, we may approach the relevant evidence by asking ourselves,"what....