And “X” in this case is something like, “I knew eating a cookie wasn’t good for me, but I felt like it and so I did it anyway.” It’s like the need for justification is just missing, at least in their self-reports.
Thanks for this example—now I can imagine what “never rationalizing” could be like.
I did not realize there is a third option besides “rationalizing” and “always acting rationally”, and I couldn’t believe in people acting always rationally (at least not without proper training; but then they would remember what it was like before training). But the possibility of “acting irrationally but not inventing excuses for it” seems much more plausible.
Thanks for this example—now I can imagine what “never rationalizing” could be like.
I did not realize there is a third option besides “rationalizing” and “always acting rationally”, and I couldn’t believe in people acting always rationally (at least not without proper training; but then they would remember what it was like before training). But the possibility of “acting irrationally but not inventing excuses for it” seems much more plausible.