Start your review of mistakes were made but not by me why we justify foolish beliefs bad decisions and hurtful acts write a review jun 05 2009 trevor rated it it was amazing review of another edition. Mistakes were made but not by me why we justify foolish beliefs bad decisions and hurtful acts tavris carol aronson elliot 9780544574786 books amazonca. Buy mistakes were made but not by me why we justify foolish beliefs bad decisions and hurtful acts 3rd revised edition by tavris carol isbn 9781780662657 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mistakes were made but not by me third edition why we justify foolish beliefs bad decisions and hurtful acts carol tavris is a social psychologist lecturer and writer whose books include anger and the mismeasure of woman she has written on psychological topics for the los angeles times the new york times scientific american and . Mistakes were made but not by me is a non fiction book by social psychologists carol tavris and elliot aronson first published in 2007it deals with cognitive dissonance confirmation bias and other cognitive biases using these psychological theories to illustrate how the perpetrators and victims of hurtful acts justify and rationalize their behavior