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Scott explains Robert Trivers' evolutionary theory that consciousness evolved as a 'public relations agency' to help people deceive others by first deceiving themselves about their true motives.
Scott presents Skinner's definition of voluntary behavior as that which is transparent to reinforcement, then extends this framework to explain the perceived unity of consciousness and the feeling of a core 'self'.