自参照元理性的必要性,以中和洞察-行为差距 (或:如何使洞察-行为差距无效)
Julia Schnepf1, Norbert Groeben2
1Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Acta psychologica
|October 20, 2025
概括
弥合洞察力-行为差距需要的不仅仅是理性理解;它需要接受社会变革的外部约束. 心理学可以培养这种更深层次的理性,以支持气候行动.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 行为经济学是一种行为经济学.
- 环境研究 环境研究
背景情况:
- 个人经常认为自己是理性的,但心理学研究显示,理性的洞察力和实际行为之间存在着一致的差异.
- 像意图-行为和知识-行为差距这样的现有模型突出显示了这种脱节,特别是在气候相关行动等领域.
- 自律策略不足以应对社会层面的行为变化.
研究的目的:
- 介绍和定义洞察-行为差距的概念.
- 提出"自我参考的元理性"作为弥合这一差距的手段.
- 探索心理学在促进这种增强的理性的作用,以促进社会利益.
主要方法:
- 概念分析和现有的行为差距模型的理论扩展.
- 专注于与气候有关的行为,作为洞察力-行为差距的案例研究.
- 论证外部约束的必要性与内部洞察力相辅相成.
主要成果:
- 洞察-行为差距是将理性理解转化为行动的重要障碍,特别是在气候变化等复杂问题上.
- 作为一个解决方案,提出了自我参考的元理性 - - 承认洞察的不足,并接受外部约束.
- 这种增强的理性可能会增加公众对碳税等监管措施的接受度.
结论:
- 弥合洞察-行为差距需要向自我参考的元理性转变.
- 心理学在制定培养这种更深层次,自我批判的理性形式的策略方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 促进元理性可以增强对基本社会法规的支持,并促进亲环境行为.
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