Chance, Zoë, and Michael I. Norton. "The What and Why of Self-deception." Special Issue on Morality and Ethics edited by Francesca Gino and Shaul Salvi. Current Opinion in Psychology 6 (December 2015) ...

The problem of self-deception may be a pretty complex one, depending on the context. How do we know when we’re being willfully blind? How do we know when we’re ignorant?

Deception has long been considered a uniquely human trait, a product of cunning and the ability to think strategically. But what happens when this art of deceit crosses the threshold into ...

Successful individuals often believe that they have exceptional skills at “reading people,” but studies show that isn’t true – and their overconfidence can actively harm their companies ...