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Exploring the Underlying Psychological Correlates of Self-Deception


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1 Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam, India
2 Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3 Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Tata Motors Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
4 Department of Psychology, Maharani Kasiswari College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
     

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The present study aims to explore the cognitive basis of self-deception on the basis of the participants' performance on a deception task and its relation to other cognitive variables. A total of 130 healthy participants (58 males & 72 females) of the age range of 18-25 years having a minimum educational qualification of 'passed grade XII' were screened and selected for the study using General Health Questionnaire 28. By using an interview format, the researcher collected personally significant information from the participants to be used later in the deception task. An android based mobile application was prepared to generate and administer the deception task. The participants were also assessed on Stroop Task (www.onlinestrooptest.com), Eyesenck Personality Questionnaire (1975); Rotter's Locus of Control Scale (1954); Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (1965); Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995). Statistical analysis revealed self-deception is related to personality and cognitive inhibition. The results were discussed in light of recent literature.

Keywords

Cognitive Inhibition, Deception, Stroop Task, Self-Deception.
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Authors

Pramita Sengupta
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam, India
Jayati Bhattacharyya
Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Deepshikha Ray
Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Sudeshna Das
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Tata Motors Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
Reshmi Ghosh Palit
Department of Psychology, Maharani Kasiswari College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Abstract


The present study aims to explore the cognitive basis of self-deception on the basis of the participants' performance on a deception task and its relation to other cognitive variables. A total of 130 healthy participants (58 males & 72 females) of the age range of 18-25 years having a minimum educational qualification of 'passed grade XII' were screened and selected for the study using General Health Questionnaire 28. By using an interview format, the researcher collected personally significant information from the participants to be used later in the deception task. An android based mobile application was prepared to generate and administer the deception task. The participants were also assessed on Stroop Task (www.onlinestrooptest.com), Eyesenck Personality Questionnaire (1975); Rotter's Locus of Control Scale (1954); Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (1965); Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995). Statistical analysis revealed self-deception is related to personality and cognitive inhibition. The results were discussed in light of recent literature.

Keywords


Cognitive Inhibition, Deception, Stroop Task, Self-Deception.