Quotes by : Thomas Gilovich

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

What we believe is heavily influenced by what we think others believe

A person's conclusions can only be as solid as the information on which they are based. Thus, a person....

Inside accounts of Presidential advisory groups make it clear that the failure to express dissent can....

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.

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

How do we distinguish between the legitimate skepticism of those who scoffed at cold fusion, and the....

We may be particularly inclined to acquire and retain beliefs that make us feel good.

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