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Blame spreads quickly because it triggers the perception that one’s self-image is under assault and must be protected. “When we see others protecting their egos, we become defensive too,” says Nathanael Fast, the study’s lead author. “We then try to protect our own self-image by blaming others for our mistakes, which may feel good in the moment.”
USC/STANFORD (US)—Merely observing someone publicly blame an individual in an organization for a problem—even when the target is innocent—greatly increases the odds that the practice of blaming others will spread, new research shows. Continue…
