Modeling self-deception within a decision-theoretic framework

Authors:
Jonathan Y. Ito;David V. Pynadath;Stacy C. Marsella
Affiliations:
Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, USA 90292;Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, USA 90292;Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, USA 90292
Venue:
Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Computational modeling of human belief maintenance and decision-making processes has become increasingly important for a wide range of applications. In this paper, we present a framework for modeling the human capacity for self-deception from a decision-theoretic perspective in which we describe an integrated process of wishful thinking which includes the determination of a desired belief state, the biasing of internal beliefs towards or away from this desired belief state, and the final decision-making process. Finally, we show that in certain situations self-deception can be beneficial.