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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Decision Making
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • Real-world decision-making often involves uncertainty, intractability, and incommensurability, extending beyond formal Bayesian decision theory.
  • Narratives and heuristics are identified as key cognitive tools for managing these complex situations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the relationship between narratives and heuristics in human cognition and decision-making.
  • To propose a bidirectional link where heuristics influence narrative selection and narratives guide heuristic application.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis and theoretical integration of existing literature on narratives and heuristics.
  • Development of a framework outlining the interplay between narrative construction and heuristic processing.

Main Results:

  • Heuristics serve to select and prioritize narratives that provide explanations for experienced events.
  • Macro-level narratives (i.e., "big" narratives) play a role in selecting the heuristics individuals employ to enact their values and moral principles.

Conclusions:

  • A reciprocal relationship exists between narratives and heuristics, fundamental to navigating complex, uncertain environments.
  • Understanding this interplay is crucial for explaining how individuals make decisions and act according to their values in everyday life.