Fashioning a selfish self amid selfish goals.
The selfish goal, at some point in evolution, gave rise to a selfish self. In humans, this selfish self might exert influence over goals, deciding upon which to execute and which to inhibit. This, in fact, may be one of the chief functions of the self.
Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32304. baumeister@psy.fsu.edu http://www.psy.fsu.edu/faculty/baumeister.dp.html winegard@psy.fsu.edu http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeisterticelab/winegard.html.
Roy F
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Baumeister
Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32304. baumeister@psy.fsu.edu http://www.psy.fsu.edu/faculty/baumeister.dp.html winegard@psy.fsu.edu http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~baumeisterticelab/winegard.html.
Bo M
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Winegard
D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment / Q000502:physiology*; D009042:Motivation / Q000502:physiology*