Paranoia, self-deception and overconfidence
Volume: 17, Issue: 10, Pages: e1009453 - e1009453
Published: Oct 7, 2021
Abstract
Self-deception, paranoia, and overconfidence involve misbeliefs about the self, others, and world. They are often considered mistaken. Here we explore whether they might be adaptive, and further, whether they might be explicable in Bayesian terms. We administered a difficult perceptual judgment task with and without social influence (suggestions from a cooperating or competing partner). Crucially, the social influence was uninformative. We found...
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Title
Paranoia, self-deception and overconfidence
Published Date
Oct 7, 2021
Journal
Volume
17
Issue
10
Pages
e1009453 - e1009453
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