The weightless hat: Is self-deception optimal?

Elias L. Khalil

doi:10.1017/S0140525X10002670

The weightless hat: Is self-deception optimal?

Elias L. Khalil

Department of Economics

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Abstract

There are problems with the thesis of von Hippel & Trivers (VH&T): (1) It entails that self-deception arises from interpersonal deception which may not be true; (2) it entails that self-deception is optimal which is not necessarily so; and (3) it entails that interpersonal deception is optimum which may not be true.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	30-31
Number of pages	2
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X10002670
Publication status	Published - Feb 2011

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