Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10458565 | Consciousness and Cognition | 2012 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We argue self-deception increases fitness by giving an evolutionary mechanism: the winner effect. ⺠We argue self-deception leads to self-enhancement through empirical work on self-deception. ⺠We analyze philosophical literature to connect self-deception and self-enhancement.
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Authors
Jason Kido Lopez, Matthew J. Fuxjager,