A single self-deceived or several subselves divided?

Would we lie to ourselves? We don't need to. Rather than a single self equipped with a few bivariate processes, the mind is composed of a dissociated aggregation of subselves processing qualitatively different information relevant to different adaptive problems. Each subself selectively process...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2011-02, Vol.34 (1), p.29-30
Main Authors: Kenrick, Douglas T., White, Andrew E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deception
Information processing
Males
Memory
Women
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Summary:Would we lie to ourselves? We don't need to. Rather than a single self equipped with a few bivariate processes, the mind is composed of a dissociated aggregation of subselves processing qualitatively different information relevant to different adaptive problems. Each subself selectively processes the information coming in to the brain as well as information previously stored in the brain.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X10002517