Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10458565 Consciousness and Cognition 2012 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
► We argue self-deception increases fitness by giving an evolutionary mechanism: the winner effect. ► We argue self-deception leads to self-enhancement through empirical work on self-deception. ► We analyze philosophical literature to connect self-deception and self-enhancement.
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