“How You Decide: The Science of Human Decision Making” S:1 E:12 How Consistency Drives Decisions

S:1 E:12 How Consistency Drives Decisions Learn how the strong desire for consistency–between beliefs and actions, and between current and past actions–drives both our decision making and our judgment of others’ actions. But what happens when our own actions are not consistent with our stated beliefs? Decision science reveals that we tend to make a surprising accommodation.