Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Trends Cogn Sci. 2024 Aug;28(8):757-768. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2024.07.002.
People regularly encounter various types of conflict. Here, we ask if, and, if so, how, different types of conflict, from lab-based Stroop conflicts to everyday-life self-control or moral conflicts, are related to one other. We present a framework that assumes that action-goal representations are hierarchically organized, ranging from concrete actions to abstract goals. The framework's key assumption is that conflicts involving more abstract goals (e.g., self-control/moral conflict) are embedded in a more complex action space; thus, to resolve such conflicts, people need to consider more associated goals and actions. We discuss how differences in complexity impact conflict resolution mechanisms and the costs/benefits of resolving conflicts. Altogether, we offer a new way to conceptualize and analyze conflict regulation across different domains.
人们经常会遇到各种类型的冲突。在这里，我们想问不同类型的冲突（从实验室中的 Stroop 冲突到日常生活中的自我控制或道德冲突）是否相互关联，如果是，又是如何关联的。我们提出了一个框架，假设行为-目标表示是分层组织的，从具体的动作到抽象的目标。该框架的关键假设是，涉及更抽象目标的冲突（例如，自我控制/道德冲突）嵌入在更复杂的动作空间中；因此，要解决此类冲突，人们需要考虑更多相关的目标和动作。我们讨论了复杂性差异如何影响冲突解决机制，以及解决冲突的成本/收益。总的来说，我们提供了一种新的方法来概念化和分析不同领域的冲突调节。
