Did I Really Do That?

Published: Oct. 10, 2022, 8:40 p.m.

b'Have you ever been falsely accused of something? Many of us think there\\u2019s only one way we\\u2019d act in such a situation: we\\u2019d defend ourselves. We\\u2019d do whatever it takes to clear our name \\u2014 and above all else, we\\u2019d never, ever confess to something we didn\\u2019t do. But psychologist Saul Kassin says that\\u2019s a myth. This week, why we sometimes act against our own self-interest \\u2014 even when the stakes are at their highest.'