Write Your SDB Autobiography

The most neglected psychological phenomenon in the world has a name, and that name is Social Desirability Bias.  Long story short: When the truth is ugly, people lie – and get angry at those who refuse to play along.  When the dosage gets high enough, lies and anger morph into self-righteous absurdity.  SDB illuminates a wide range of issues: diction, demagoguery, public goods theory, intelligence research, the rhetoric of freedom, abortion, vegetarianism, self-help, and much more.

A while back,...