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September 23, 2025Open Access

The Head, Heart, and Soul: Lay Theories of Decision Conflict and the Role of the True Self

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DCDaniel J. ChiacchiaGNGeorge E. NewmanRRRachel Lise Ruttan

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Overview

Experiments reveal how beliefs about the true self influence authentic preference judgments, indicating complexities in decision-making.

Key Points

  • Participants' beliefs about a true self significantly impact their judgments about authentic preferences.
  • In a study with 3,399 American adults, attributions of authenticity varied based on contextual cues.
  • The theory integrates decision conflict frameworks with the concept of the true self to explain rational and impulsive thought.
  • Insights suggest that lay theories about identity shape social judgments and predictability in decision-making.

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Chiacchia et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d475a031b076d99fa6ddebhttps://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/6tcf2_v1
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