Zwaan Rolf A
Department of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
J Cogn. 2021 Feb 16;4(1):14. doi: 10.5334/joc.151.
From the time the notion "embodied cognition" has entered the field, researchers have been concerned about its meaning. Does the term refer to a coherent theoretical framework? Despite these concerns, use of the term "embodied cognition" has increased over the years to plateau in recent years. I will argue that the best way forward is not to search for evidence for or against some vague label but rather to systematically, in large-scale projects, address a series of questions that focus on well-defined cognitive tasks. Such projects ought involve preregistration, replication, and open materials, code, and data. For this enterprise to take off, it is important that incentives in the field be aligned with the goal to increase the reliability and validity of our research. There is reason to be optimistic that such an alignment will occur in the near future.
自从“具身认知”这一概念进入该领域以来，研究人员就一直关注其含义。这个术语是否指代一个连贯的理论框架？尽管存在这些担忧，但多年来“具身认知”一词的使用一直在增加，并在近年来趋于平稳。我认为，最好的前进方向不是寻找支持或反对某个模糊标签的证据，而是在大规模项目中系统地解决一系列聚焦于明确认知任务的问题。这样的项目应该包括预注册、复制以及开放材料、代码和数据。为了使这项事业得以开展，该领域的激励措施与提高我们研究的可靠性和有效性这一目标保持一致是很重要的。有理由乐观地认为，这种一致性将在不久的将来实现。
