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....

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.....

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....

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

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....