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xvi, 302 pages ; 20 cm, \"You believe you are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is, but journalist David McRaney is here to tell you that you're as deluded as the rest of us. But that's OK - delusions keep us sane. You Are Not So Smart is a celebration of self-delusion. It's like a psychology class, with all the boring parts taken out, and with no homework. Based on the popular blog of the same name, You Are Not So Smart collects more than 46 of the lies we tell ourselves everyday...Packed with interesting sidebars and quick guides on cognition and common fallacies, You Are Not So Smart is a fascinating synthesis of cutting-edge psychology research to turn our minds inside out\"--Publisher's description, Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-302), Priming -- Confabulation -- Confirmation bias -- Hindsight bias -- The Texas sharpshooter fallacy -- Proceastination -- Normalcy bias -- Introspection -- Availability heuristic -- Bystander effect -- Dunning-Kruger effect -- Apophenia -- Brand loyalty -- Argument from authority -- Argument from ignorance -- Straw man fallacy -- Ad hominem fallacy -- Just-world fallacy -- Public-goods game -- Ultimatum game -- Subject validation -- Cult indoctrination -- Groupthink -- Supernormal releasers -- Affect heuristic -- Dunbar's number -- Selling out -- Self-serving bias -- Spotlight effect -- Third person effect -- Catharsis -- Misinformation effect -- Conformity -- Extinction burst -- Social loafing -- Illusion of transparency -- Learned helplessness -- Embodied cognition -- Anchoring effect -- Attention -- Self-handicapping -- Self-fulfilling prophecies -- Moment -- Consistency bias -- Representativeness heuristic -- Expectation -- Illusion of control -- Fundamental attribution error