can someone explain the psychology behind the reluctantly to admit when you’re wrong?

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can someone explain the psychology behind the reluctantly to admit when you’re wrong?

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According to Freud’s psychodynamic theory, denial of a situation such as when you are in the wrong is a [defence mechanism](https://www.simplypsychology.org/defense-mechanisms.html), which prevents you from having to deal with the emotions that will arise when you finally do confront the reality.

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