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Sitting With Uncertainty

2024/9/30
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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young
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Shankar Vedanta
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Shankar Vedanta: 本节目探讨了人们应对不确定性的心理特质,以及这些特质如何深刻地影响我们的行为、观点,甚至政治信仰。通过分析人们对不确定性的不同反应,以及相关的研究成果,例如对《贵妇还是老虎》故事结尾的解读,节目揭示了人们在面对不确定性时所展现出的不同心理机制和应对策略。 Dannagal Goldthwaite Young: 我的研究关注人们应对不确定性的能力及其对生活的影响。从个人经历出发,我分享了在即兴喜剧表演和面对丈夫患病等事件中,我自身对不确定性的不同反应,以及如何通过学习和调整来更好地应对。研究表明,人们对不确定性的容忍度存在差异,这体现在对日常事件的处理方式、艺术偏好、以及对政治议题的观点上。高认知需求的人更倾向于理性分析,而高封闭需求的人则更渴望确定性和秩序。这些心理特质与人们对威胁的感知程度密切相关,进而影响其政治观点和对信息的偏好。例如,高封闭需求的人更容易支持保守的政治观点,并倾向于接受简单的因果解释,而高认知需求的人则更能接受复杂性和不确定性。在媒体环境中,不同类型的媒体内容(例如讽刺和煽动性言论)也分别迎合了不同心理特质的受众。

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The episode opens with the story of "The Lady or the Tiger?" and introduces the concept of uncertainty tolerance. It explores how this trait affects decision-making through the lens of improv comedy and personal anecdotes.
  • Uncertainty tolerance significantly influences decision-making and reactions to unexpected events.
  • Improv comedy principles, like "yes, and," emphasize acceptance and building upon the present moment rather than resisting it.
  • Personal anecdotes illustrate how varying levels of uncertainty tolerance can impact relationships and responses to crises.

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It can sometimes be exciting when we don't know what's coming next. Other times, the unknown can be deeply troubling. This week, we talk with researcher Dannagal Goldthwaite Young) about how we respond to uncertainty, and why this psychological trait plays a surprisingly large role in shaping our behavior, perspectives — even our political beliefs. 

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