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We all miss reality and this can be our perception of distance or maybe of time passing but these little gradeiations in perception are actually much more widespread and subject to change than we realize. these acts of self-deception infiltrate and influence every major aspect of our lives. joseph halinan is the author of "kidding ourselves." joe, welcome. >> thanks for having me here. talk to me about this notion of self-perception. give us examples of how we do this in everyday life. >> the easy one, report cards. researchers found that when they ask people, for instance, just to remember th...

Hullet packard did a study and it's since been replicated elsewhere that women will tend to apply for promotions when we feel we have roughly 100% of qualifications for the job. men will do it at 60%. so imagine what that sort of self-perception, self-judgment does over the course of a career. one other study we found fascinating, men and women take the same test, they score the same, but when asked how they did, before they know, women routinely underestimate how they've done. men are overconfident about their performance. >> so, is this something that we're not taught? i mean, is there a way...

Everyone think they are awesome. people have horrible self-perception. people theng as you said they think they are funny and witty and they are not. >> they never are. it is time to take a break. more stuff when we come back.

Every "t" and came up as the only result. >> what are your thoughts, sharlene, on now, you know, now, you are effectively on government assistance through medicaid. and it's something you didn't want to do. i mean, how does that change you? how does that alter your own self perception if at all? >> well, you know, i don't want to have to go to sit in the waiting room with -- waiting for a doctor that already has a big caseload so i really feel that i won't get any quality care. it'll be care of disease or something of that nature. >> and may i ask you, did you support obama care when it was be...

Every "t" and came up as the only result. >> what are your thoughts, sharlene, on now, you know, now, you are effectively on government assistance through medicaid. and it's something you didn't want to do. i mean, how does that change you? how does that alter your own self perception if at all? >> well, you know, i don't want to have to go to sit in the waiting room with -- waiting for a doctor that already has a big caseload so i really feel that i won't get any quality care. it'll be care of disease or something of that nature. >> and may i ask you, did you support obama care when it was be...