Stafford, T. orcid.org/0000-0002-8089-9479 (2020) Evidence for the rationalisation phenomenon is exaggerated. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 43. e48. ISSN 0140-525X
Abstract
The evidence for rationalisation, which motivates the target article, is exaggerated. Experimental evidence shows that rationalisation effects are small rather than gross and, I argue, largely silent on the pervasiveness and persistence of the phenomenon. At least some examples taken to show rationalisation also have an interpretation compatible with deliberate, knowing reason-responsiveness on the part of participants.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Rationalization |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jun 2020 09:44 |
Last Modified: | 15 Oct 2020 00:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/s0140525x19002085 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:161892 |