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Paranoia, self-deception and overconfidence. [PDF]
PLoS Computational Biology, 2021 Self-deception, paranoia, and overconfidence involve misbeliefs about the self, others, and world. They are often considered mistaken. Here we explore whether they might be adaptive, and further, whether they might be explicable in Bayesian terms.
Rosa A Rossi-Goldthorpe +3 more
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Theoria, Beograd, 2015 This chapter suggests that self-deception evolved to facilitate interpersonal deception by allowing people to avoid the cues of conscious deception that might reveal deceptive intent. Self-deception also eliminates the costly cognitive load that is typically associated with deceiving, and can minimize retribution if the deception is discovered.
von Hippel, William, William von Hippel
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Self-Deception Reduces Cognitive Load: The Role of Involuntary Conscious Memory Impairment [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 People often hear classic allusions such as plugging one’s ears while stealing a bell, drawing cakes to satisfy one’s hunger, and the emperor’s new clothes. These allusions reflect a principle that people believe in nonexistent phenomena to satisfy their
Zengdan Jian +8 more
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LIBERALIZING SELF-DECEPTION: REPLACING PARADIGMATIC-STATE ACCOUNTS OF SELF-DECEPTION WITH A DYNAMIC VIEW OF THE SELF-DECEPTIVE PROCESS [PDF]
Les Ateliers de l’Ethique, 2018 In this paper, I argue that paradigmatic-state accounts of self-deception suffer from a problem of restrictedness that does not do justice to the complexities of the phenomenon. In particular, I argue that the very search for a paradigmatic state of self-
University of Florence
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELF-DECEPTION [PDF]
Les Ateliers de l’Ethique, 2018 In this paper, I argue that Alfred Mele’s conception of self-deception is such that it always fulfils the reasons-responsiveness condition for doxastic responsibility.
University of Zurich
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Deception and Self-Deception [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016 Why are people so often overconfident? We conduct an experiment to test the hypothesis that people become overconfident to more effectively persuade or deceive others. After performing a cognitively challenging task, half of our subjects are informed that they can earn money by convincing others of their superior performance.
Peter Schwardmann, Joël van der Weele
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The Puzzle of Self‐Deception [PDF]
Philosophy Compass, 2013 Abstract It is commonly accepted that people can, and regularly do, deceive themselves. Yet closer examination reveals a set of conceptual puzzles that make self‐deception difficult to explain. Applying the conditions for other‐deception to self‐deception generates what are known as the ‘paradoxes’ of belief and intention. Simply put,
Baghramian, Maria, Nicholson, Anna
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Self-Deception and its Relationship to Psychological Well-Being among University Student [PDF]
مجلة جامعة الأنبار للعلوم الإنسانية, 2021 The current research aims to identify the level of both self-deception and psychological well-Being among students of University of Anbar according to the variables of gender and specialization, and to identify the correlation between self-deception and ...
Abdulrahman. I. M, Ammar Awad Farhan
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Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 2023 Online Deception is growing as a topic of research due to its potential risks for mental health and behaviors. This study explored the relationships between attachment styles and intentional misrepresentation of oneself in online dating (i.e., online ...
Cristina Sechi, Laura Vismara
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What is political about political self-deception?
Ethics & Global Politics, 2020 In Political Self-Deception, Galeotti considers (and rebuts) two ‘realist’ objections. Galeotti’s realist argues that there is no need for the overly complex concept of self-deception, since self-serving lies and manipulation are descriptively and ...
Lior Erez
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