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People readily accept counterintuitive findings from social psychology as long as they do not conflict with their notions of what ought to be.
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- Maria Konnikova Writer and professional poker player, born in Moscow
Social psychology touches on our most cherished beliefs about how the world should operate. We are more than happy to accept the counterintuitive—as long as it doesn’t conflict with our central notions of what ought to be.
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