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Self-deception is a process of denying or rationalizing away the ... the focus has been shifted to vision-related research in social psychology. [2] Theorization ...
The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life (2011, Basic Books, ISBN 0465027555) by Robert Trivers is a book that examines the evolutionary explanations for deceit and self-deception. Trivers focuses primarily on humans but he includes examples from many other organisms as well.
The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR) is a psychometric tool that serves as a 40-item self-report questionnaire. BIDR assesses the potential social desirability bias in respondents' answers and further shows the composition of impression management (IM) and self-deception enhancement (SDE) within that bias.
Positive illusions are a form of self-deception or self-enhancement that feel good; maintain self-esteem; or avoid discomfort, at least in the short term. There are three general forms: inflated assessment of one's own abilities, unrealistic optimism about the future, and an illusion of control. [1]
The psychology of self is the study of either the cognitive, conative or affective representation of one's identity, or the subject of experience. The earliest form of the Self in modern psychology saw the emergence of two elements, I and me, with I referring to the Self as the subjective knower and me referring to the Self as a subject that is known.
[8] [9] [10] Another common self-focused motive for deception, is a continuation of deception in order to avoid being caught in a previous deception. [9] Self-focused deception is generally perceived as a more serious transgression than partner-focused deception, because the deceiver is acting for selfish reasons rather than for the good of the ...
Psychologists have proposed answers as to how bad faith self-delusion can be possible. [26] A "tropism" is an action done without conscious thought. [27] While self-deception may be a tropism, not consciously done, it may be guided by "projects" one may set for one's life, such as a desire to get into heaven, or for personal pleasure, wealth ...
The book is split into two sections. The first, entitled 'Why We Hide Our Motives', includes an introduction to the subjects of animal behaviour, signalling, social norms and self-deception. In the second section, entitled 'Hidden Motives in Everyday Life', each chapter covers an aspect of human behaviour and describes how it can be explained ...