敬畏的心理模型及其认知神经机制

敬畏是由神秘、浩大且超出当前认知图式事物引发的复杂情绪体验, 具有自我超越性。敬畏的心理学研究近期受到极大的关注, 但敬畏的本质或心理机制是什么等问题还不清楚。针对“敬畏的心理过程是什么”这一科学问题, 我们通过文献综述, 在厘清敬畏的概念演变、相关理论发展和实证研究基础上拟提出敬畏的心理模型, 尝试阐述敬畏的心理过程及其认知神经机制。我们认为敬畏心理涉及预期评估、结果评价和自我超越等认知过程, 并且包含浩大感、顺应需求两大核心特征, 以及内部与外部、积极与消极两大主要维度。未来亟需在敬畏测量工具的研发、敬畏相关理论的验证及不同文化群体间敬畏行为的比较分析等方面进行多学科的基础和应用研究。

The psychological model and cognitive neural mechanism of awe

The awe is though as a complex awe experience,even a self-transcendent emotion,caused by something mysterious,vast and beyond the current cognitive schema.The psychological research of awe has recently received great attention,but the nature of awe or the psychological mechanism is still unclear.To address the scientific question of“what is the psychological process of awe”,the existing awe-related literature is reviewed and a Psychological Model of Awe is proposed to explain the psychological process of awe and its cognitive neural mechanism on the basis of clarifying the evolution of the concept of aw,related theoretical development and empirical research of awe.It has been discovered that the generation of awe involves the psychological processes including expectation estimate,outcome evaluation and self-transcendent.Vastness and the need for accommodation are the two core factors of awe which also has two dimensions including internal and external vastness,and positive and negative affection.Future research should focus on the development of awe-related assessment,verification of awe theory and comparative analysis of awe behavior in different cultural people by carrying out multi-disciplinary basic and clinical research.