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Biased steps toward reasonable conclusions: How self-deception remains hidden

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 1997

Roy F. Baumeister  and
Karen Pezza Leith
Roy F. Baumeister
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7123 rfb2@po.cwru.edu
Karen Pezza Leith
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7123 rfb2@po.cwru.edu
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Abstract

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How can self-deception avoid intention and conscious recognition? Nine processes of self-deception seem to involve biased links between plausible ideas. These processes allow self-deceivers to regard individual conclusions as fair and reasonable. Bias is only detected by comparing broad patterns, which individual self-deceivers will not do.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , March 1997 , pp. 106 - 107
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press