历史和实验证据表明,在早期的科学解释中,固有的特性被过重
Zachary Horne1, Mert Kobaş2, Andrei Cimpian2
1Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, United Kingdom.
概括
科学家可能表现出"内在偏见",偏爱内在解释而不是上下文解释,即使在解释复杂现象时也是如此. 这种认知倾向会影响科学理论的构建和知识的发展.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 科学哲学的科学哲学
- 科学的历史科学的历史.
背景情况:
- 科学解释是一个复杂的推理过程.
- 最初的理论构建可能受到类似于日常思维的认知偏见的影响.
- 假设在科学解释中存在"内在偏差"的可能性.
研究的目的:
- 调查科学解释中固有偏见的存在和影响.
- 确定科学解释是否优先考虑内在特征而不是外部因素.
- 探索这种潜在偏见背后的心理机制.
主要方法:
- 历史分析西方科学的主要解释性转变.
- 七个实验与普通参与者 (N=1,673) 包括成人和儿童.
- 来自全球领先机构的实践科学家 (N=275) 的两个实验.
主要成果:
- 历史分析显示,最初的解释倾向于固有的特性,后来加入了外部因素.
- 实验证实了在普通参与者和实践科学家中存在强大的内在偏见.
- 科学家解释不熟悉的现象倾向于重量内在的特性和低重量的外部因素.
结论:
- 固有偏差是科学解释的一个重要因素,特别是在早期理论发展中.
- 对注意力和记忆的认知约束可能通过缩小假设空间而导致这种偏见.
- 研究结果提供了对解释心理学的见解,并建议改善科学培训和教育.
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