Self-Deception and Emotional Coherence |
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Authors: | Sahdra Baljinder Thagard Paul |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, N2L 3G1 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | This paper proposes that self-deception results from the emotional coherence of beliefs with subjective goals. We apply the HOTCO computational model of emotional coherence to simulate a rich case of self-deception from Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.We argue that this model is more psychologically realistic than other available accounts of self-deception, and discuss related issues such as wishful thinking, intention, and the division of the self. |
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Keywords: | coherence desire emotion self self-deception simulation wishful thinking |
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