This thesis investigates whether individuals use their memory as a self-deceptive strategy to sustain motivated beliefs. It tests experimentally the existence and strength of memory manipulation in three economically relevant contexts: social interactions, individual performance and unethical decisions.Chapter one investigates whether people retrieve their memory self-servingly in social encounters. Do individuals forget the consequences of their actions on others? If so, does it depend on the nature (e.g. selfish or altruistic) of the action? Our results identify a causal effect of the responsibility of pro-social decisions on selective recalls. In contrast, there is no clear evidence of biased memory errors. Chapter two disentangles betwe...
Dans cette thèse on explore la manière dont les individus qui déclarent des niveaux différents de bi...
Memory for future actions, or prospective memory (PM), often involves remembering to do things for o...
In this article we offer a new perspective on the contradictory findings in the literature on memory...
This thesis investigates whether individuals use their memory as a self-deceptive strategy to sustai...
Humans care about morality. Yet, they often engage in actions that contradict their moral self. Unet...
People often prioritize their own interests, but also like to see themselves as moral. How do indivi...
The memory people have of their past behavior is one of the main sources of information about themse...
International audienceThe memory people have of their past behavior is one of the main sources of in...
Motivated reasoning refers to the idea that people hold certain beliefs about themselves or the worl...
Motivated beliefs theory suggests the absorption of information may be biased, especially when it be...
This paper presents a model of choice based on imperfect memory and self-deception. I assume that pe...
Recent research has shown that pro-social prospective memory, i.e., remembering to do something for ...
The general objective of this thesis was to study the impact of past resources of individuals on per...
Cette thèse vise à évaluer l’influence de l’engagement pro-attitudinal sur la production de faux sou...
Despite extensive existing research concerning source memory (i.e., memory for what has been said, g...
Dans cette thèse on explore la manière dont les individus qui déclarent des niveaux différents de bi...
Memory for future actions, or prospective memory (PM), often involves remembering to do things for o...
In this article we offer a new perspective on the contradictory findings in the literature on memory...
This thesis investigates whether individuals use their memory as a self-deceptive strategy to sustai...
Humans care about morality. Yet, they often engage in actions that contradict their moral self. Unet...
People often prioritize their own interests, but also like to see themselves as moral. How do indivi...
The memory people have of their past behavior is one of the main sources of information about themse...
International audienceThe memory people have of their past behavior is one of the main sources of in...
Motivated reasoning refers to the idea that people hold certain beliefs about themselves or the worl...
Motivated beliefs theory suggests the absorption of information may be biased, especially when it be...
This paper presents a model of choice based on imperfect memory and self-deception. I assume that pe...
Recent research has shown that pro-social prospective memory, i.e., remembering to do something for ...
The general objective of this thesis was to study the impact of past resources of individuals on per...
Cette thèse vise à évaluer l’influence de l’engagement pro-attitudinal sur la production de faux sou...
Despite extensive existing research concerning source memory (i.e., memory for what has been said, g...
Dans cette thèse on explore la manière dont les individus qui déclarent des niveaux différents de bi...
Memory for future actions, or prospective memory (PM), often involves remembering to do things for o...
In this article we offer a new perspective on the contradictory findings in the literature on memory...