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D., Psychology, Stanford University, 1970 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Permanent Distinguished Professor, University of California, Irvine, 2002 — present Psychological Science, 2002- Criminology, Law & Society, 2002 — Cognitive Sciences, 2002- Fellow, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 2002- Founding Direct

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in war — or any competitive arena. Though this is a costly strategy, there are clear evolutionary benefits under conditions explained by Trivers and Johnson. Self-deception is favored when opponents have imperfect information about their strengths and weaknesses, and where the payoffs are high relative to