Mele's 'straight' self-deception paradigm cases show that the operative desire is typically desire-that-not-p, which then biases evidence-processing without any independent desire to hold the resulting belief.

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Biases evidence-processing(describes how self-deception works mechanically in your thinking): Distorts the way your mind takes in and handles information so that you notice evidence supporting what you want to believe and ignore evidence against it.
Desire-that-not-p(the specific type of hidden wish that causes self-deception): A desire for something NOT to be true (the 'not-p' part means 'not the proposition'). For example, wanting it to not be true that your friend betrayed you.
Independent desire(contrasts with the main desire that's causing the self-deception): A separate, additional wish that exists on its own, not caused by or connected to another desire.
Mele(refers to the philosopher whose research this statement is about): Alfred Mele is a contemporary philosopher who specializes in studying self-deception and human decision-making. He's known for analyzing how people can trick themselves into believing false things.

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