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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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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The influence of different negative feedback on the decay of self-deception [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionThough some studies have found the positive influences of moderate self-deception on individuals and society, there are many that have shown its negative influences on individuals and society.
Juan Liu +8 more
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The Influence of Self-Control and Social Status on Self-Deception [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of self-control and social status on self-deception. The present study adopted a forward-looking paradigm to investigate how self-control and social status influence self-deception.
Mengmeng Ren +17 more
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The Effect of Negative Feedback on Positive Beliefs in Self-Deception [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 In the present study, we applied the forward-looking paradigm to examine how positive beliefs appear in self-deception and to further reveal the influence of negative feedback on positive beliefs to decrease self-deception.
Juan Liu +12 more
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The Slow Decay and Quick Revival of Self-Deception [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 People demonstrate an impressive ability to self-deceive, distorting misbehavior to reflect positively on themselves—for example, by cheating on a test and believing that their inflated performance reflects their true ability.
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The Effect of Comparative Direction and Comparative Gap on Self-Deception [PDF]
Psychology Research and Behavior ManagementYing Yang,1,2 Bowei Zhong,3,4 Wenjie Zhang,2,5 Wei Fan1,2,6 1Department of Psychology, School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 2Hunan Key Laboratory of Cognition and Human Behavior, Hunan Normal ...
Yang Y, Zhong B, Zhang W, Fan W
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Self-Deception in Addiction Rehabilitation: Impulsivity and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Manipulation and Mystification [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesSubstance use disorder (SUD) is a global problem with serious psychological, physiological, and social consequences. Seeking professional help is often delayed due to a lack of self-recognition of addiction, frequently sustained by self-deception ...
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Evaluation of self-deception: Factorial structure, reliability and validity of the SDQ-12 (self-deception questionnaire). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 We all need to resort to deception, either with ourselves (denial, self-deception, mystification) or with others (with modalities, such as impression management, social desirability), to a greater or lesser extent.
Carlos Sirvent +3 more
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How Can Men Convicted of Violence Against Women Feel Moral While Holding Sexist and Violent Attitudes? A Homeostatic Moral Model Based on Self-Deception [PDF]
American Journal of Men's Health, 2018 A moral model is proposed to understand how men convicted of violence against the partner can feel moral in spite of their past violent behavior and their current violent and sexist attitudes.
María L. Vecina
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