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The outlines of the needed psychology of becoming can be discovered by looking within ourselves; for it is knowledge of our own uniqueness that supplies the first, and probably the best, hints for acquiring orderly knowledge of others.

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Open-mindedness is considered to be a virtue. But, strictly speaking, it cannot occur.
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An experience associated only once with a bereavement, an accident, or a battle, may become the center of a permanent phobia or complex, not in the least dependent on a recurrence of the original shock.
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We cannot know the young child’s personality by studying his systems of interest, for his attention is as yet too labile, his reactions impulsive, and interests unformed.
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Reasoning discovers the true cause of our acts, rationalization finds good reasons for justifying our acts.
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Many studies have discovered a close link between prejudice and “patriotism” . . .
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There is a story of an Oxford student who once remarked, “I despise all Americans, but have never met one I didn’t like.”
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And sometimes no amount of punishment can make us repudiate our loyalty.
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But there are innumerable instances in human life where a single association, never reinforced, results in the establishment of a life-long dynamic system.
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As partisans of our own way of life, we cannot help thinking in a partisan manner.
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If a person is capable of rectifying his erroneous judgments in the light of new evidence he is not prejudiced.
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The specific goals we set for ourselves are almost always subsidiary to our long range intentions.
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A new experience must be redacted into old categories. We cannot handle each event freshly in its own right. If we did so, of what use would past experience be?
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Personality is and does something…It is what lies behind specific acts and within the individual
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People who are aware of, and ashamed of, their prejudices are well on the road to eliminating them.
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Prejudgments become prejudices only if they are reversible when exposed to new knowledge.
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Since we think about ourselves so much of the time, it is comforting to assume … that we really know the score…. [But] this is not an easy assignment.
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