Week2 - Research

Source

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-justification

My topic

Human beings try to justify their behaviors and beliefs.

What I hope to learn from this source

I hope to learn about the psychological theory of why people try to justify their behaviors and beliefs (esp. cognitive dissonance)

Notes:

 1. inconsistent with our beliefs(cognitive dissonance) -> people feel the need to           justify their beliefs

 2. Internal self-justification refers to a change in the way people perceive their               actions

 3. External self-justification refers to the use of external excuses to justify one's             actions.

Final thought:

This source is so useful so that I can understand the psychological effect of self-justification and cognitive dissonance which are necessary for my writing.