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Representations and Decision Rules in the Theory of Self-Deception [PDF]
Self-deception is a powerful but overapplied theory. It is adaptive only when a deception-detecting audience is in the loop, not when an inaccurate representation is invoked as an internal motivator.
Pinker, Steven
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From political self-deception to self-deception in political theory
In Political Self-Deception, Galeotti carves out valuable space for the analysis of behaviour on the part of political leaders that lies between straightforward deception and honest mistakes.
Alice Baderin
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I assess Tamar Gendler's (2007) account of self-deception according to which its characteristic state is not belief, but imaginative pretense. After giving an overview of the literature and presenting the conceptual puzzles engendered by the notion of ...
JOSÉ EDUARDO PORCHER
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Self-deceived individuals are better at deceiving others. [PDF]
Self-deception is widespread in humans even though it can lead to disastrous consequences such as airplane crashes and financial meltdowns. Why is this potentially harmful trait so common?
Shakti Lamba, Vivek Nityananda
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People deceive for different reasons, from avoiding interpersonal conflicts to preserving, protecting, and nurturing interpersonal relationships, and to obtaining social status and power.
Andreea Turi +2 more
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Self-Deception in Psychology and Ethics with an Emphasis on the Views of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli [PDF]
Self-deception is a common phenomenon, which every human being experiences it in his/her life. However, it is not easy to explain its nature and the effective factors in its formation.
mahdi alizadeh, ali akbar teymory
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Self-other differences in student drinking norms research: the role of impression management, self-deception and measurement methodology [PDF]
Background: Data-driven student drinking norms interventions are based on reported normative overestimation of the extent and approval of an average student’s drinking. Self-reported differences between personal and perceived normative drinking behaviors
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Informational self-deception: deconstruction and reconstruction within philosophy of information
Introduction. Hannah Arendt argues that, in the twentieth century, there arose diffuse systems of mendacity tied to information communication. Such ‘modern lies’ engendered self-deception among both officials and citizens, allowing the perpetuation of ...
Juliana Mestre
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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.
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