One is also apt to be impressed, as every psychotherapist well knows, with the degree to which such maladaptive behavior is resistant to correction by rational argument. In attempting to understand practical intelligence, we were influenced by a theory of personality called cognitive-experiential self-theory (CEST; Epstein 1973, 1980a, in press). ... It is assumed in CEST that everyday perception and behavior, which is largely automated, is mainly organized and directed by the experiential conceptual system. However, if people are asked to explain their behavior, they will usually attribute...

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