1) Holding someone accountable isn't actually useful unless it changes behavior. 2) They can come up with an explanation, but not usually an accurate one. We a

1) Holding someone accountable isn't actually useful unless it changes behavior. 2) They can come up with an explanation, but not usually an accurate one. We are used to giving offhand answers to neurology questions because parents angrily ask them of their children all the time. But the answers we give aren't truth-seeking they are punishment-avoiding.