Protecting the ego: Motivated information selection and updating

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…admit to not being as smart as they think they are, or come up with reasons that the stuff they don’t understand is “wrong”. It’s an example of how the human brain self-protects. Here’s an interesting paper: https://t.co/aMdMuQf6rb

Ego is the opposite of intelligence. Egoistic individuals are closed-minded, closed-eyed and unwilling to learn. They believe that they knew everything and will not accept new ideas, advice or criticism. https://t.co/rAB4caYIDq

linking this article cause it seems pretty relevant, esp 3.1. information selection part https://t.co/ps9lepBnFy

RT @r_renke: Happy to see our paper 👇 in print at the European Economic Review. Open access link: https://t.co/aIYzehXE8y

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