The function of self-deception in conformists (CROSBI ID 507745)
Prilog sa skupa u zborniku | sažetak izlaganja sa skupa | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Hrgović, Josip ; Hromatko, Ivana
engleski
The function of self-deception in conformists
Self-deception is one of the most complex cognitive-behavioral mechanisms resulting from an interaction of individuals within a group. Previous studies of self-deception as an adaptive phenomenon (whether conducted from ultimate, evolutionary perspective or distal and proximate, psychological/psychiatric/social perspectives) gave inconsistent results. According to a social-brain hypothesis, the growth of social complexity influenced the evolution of more and more complex cognitive-behavioral patterns in social animals. Accordingly, anxiety, depression and self-deception should be a consequence of individuals' status within a group. The aim of this experiment was to test whether persons with discrepancy in their publicly vs. privately stated opinions differ from the rest of the population in levels of self-deception, anxiety and depression. The results show that a change in opinion which occurs after the group pressure has ceased is related to greater levels of self-deception as well as depression. Theoretical implications of results are discussed in terms of evolutionary adaptiveness of self-deception.
self-deception; adaptiveness; conformism; depression
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Podaci o prilogu
130-130-x.
2005.
objavljeno
Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
HBES 2005: The Human Behavior and Evolution Society 17th Annual Meeting
Buss, David M. ; Li, Norman P. ; Shackel, Todd ; Flinn, Mark
Austin (TX): University of Texas
Podaci o skupu
The Human Behavior and Evolution Society 17th Annual Meeting
poster
01.06.2005-05.06.2005
Austin (TX), Sjedinjene Američke Države