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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 21, No. 12, 1288-1296 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/01461672952112006
© 1995 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Truth and Consequences: The Costs and Benefits of Accurate Self-Knowledge

Jonathon D. Brown

University of Washington

Keith A. Dutton

University of Washington

Accurate self-knowledge is widely assumed to be necessary, sought after, and characteristic of most people. In this article, the authors examine the logical and evidentiary basis of these assumptions and reach the opposite conclusions.


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