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World models are called 'schemas' in psychology. There is lots of evidence that people process information by fitting it into schemas. There is an interesting
by gerbilly 7y ago
World models are called 'schemas' in psychology. There is lots of evidence that people process information by fitting it into schemas.
There is an interesting tension between 'assimilating' information (taking in information that easily fits into your schema) and the need for 'accommodation' (acquiring new information that requires completely re-arranging your schema).
There is a high cost to assimilation, which explains why people will often dig in when faced with facts that require accommodation.
- dredmorbius 7y agoAny references on this you're aware of you could suggest? Different disciplines tend to have different words for similar things. Schemas, worldviews, frames, models, maps. All largely refer to the same thing.
- gerbilly 7y agoIt's a cognitive psychology term: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_(psychology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schema_(psychology) And 'schemas' aren't just theoretical concepts, they have been validated with reaction time studies that strongly suggest they are a real organizing principle in the brain. I.e.: It takes longer to react to a task that requires accommodation than to react when a task requires only assimilation.