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It's a well known behavior, once people have made a commitment they move from analyzing objectively to defending their choice. Not saying it is in play here, bu
by ryanmolden 14y ago
It's a well known behavior, once people have made a commitment they move from analyzing objectively to defending their choice. Not saying it is in play here, but it isn't really unheard of.
[1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias
- dsrguru 14y agoDan Gilbert's TED Talk does a great job demonstrating this (http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.h...).