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Ego syntonic thoughts and values

Scott explains how the brain presents socially acceptable desires as genuine values (ego syntonic) and unacceptable ones as external compulsions (ego dystonic) to improve social signaling, with willpower representing the balance between these forces.

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Jul 17, 2011 1,121 words 92 likes 55 comments Read Read Opened Opened
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