Human beings often claim that they are better than animals in rational thinking, but in fact many times, rational thinking is often a very scarce item for human society.Especially in the face of crisis, we often unconsciously are dominated by irrational solidification.
And these errors often come from the information epidemic caused by the information brought by MisinFormation, and the ignorance of human beings is sometimes in order to take the initiative to accept the advantages of self-proclaiming rational thinking and actively accept it.Wishes of misunderstanding.
Human beings will eventually defeat the 2019 Coronary Virus epidemic. However, we must start with a long -term consider from now on, how to avoid or reduce the topic of the second disaster due to misunderstanding.
In 2011, the Great Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Power Station accidents of Japan's Miyoshi East Japan not only took a lot of lives, causing huge economic losses, but also made Fukushima a label term.Quickly become a synonym for disaster, especially nuclear power plant accidents.
At that time, the scenes of Fukushima extended a assistance, the scene was really moving.However, after the big disaster, Fukushima can be said to have not got rid of the pain of the second disaster caused by misunderstanding and rumors (known as the victims of the wind review) for a long time.The image of the media repeatedly playing nuclear power plant accidents has formed the iconic impression of Fukushima almost in the minds of people's minds.
After the Japanese nuclear power plant accident, the fruits and aquatic products produced by Fukushima, the government and merchants used precision instruments to test nuclear radiation display without problems, but consumers still believe that there are hidden dangers, which has a great negative impact on prices and sales.In addition to the visible economic losses, the greater negative impact may be the psychological psychology left in the hearts of Fukushima.
Obviously, the above prejudice comes from the solidification of governing our thoughts and actions.Why is this simplified negative impression so dominant and controlled?This comes from the inferiority of human cognition.
First, just as the aforementioned human beings' self -proclaimed reason, when observing any phenomenon in reality, we will not observe the details carefully; on the contrary, our main impression is often easy to be easily visual, or the auditory impact image, or the keyShape of words.
Second, when humans understand the world, they tend to simplify and conceptualize, which is particularly obvious in crisis.In a huge crisis raid, we must cognitive cause and effect in a short period of time, and simplification becomes a very useful shortcut, and the fixed impression is produced in the finding shortcut.
Third, the selfishness of human cognition is that we will not set up the logic of those who are trapped in the predicament, and often turn a blind eye to the efforts of reducing the harm.
Like Fukushima nine years ago, what we see now is that all parties support Wuhan's enthusiasm. However, due to the inferior human cognition of the above analysis, Wuhan and even Hubei will also face the second disaster caused by the impression of negative solidification.Essence
Our impression of Wuhan and Hubei is likely to be fixed by those photos with strong impressions, such as the South China Seafood market, wild animals, dirty markets, fully armed protectors and patients, and the city's disinfection.
These impressions can easily allow us to equate Wuhan and epidemic. Even if the epidemic is over in the future, as long as there is any very subtle negative information, people will still be willing to believe that the fixed impression of internalization has been internalized.At that time, scientific data was often not valued, or in a short period of time, it would make people a little more likely to consider changing the original impression, but soon played back like a rubber.This is the inertia of existing impression.
Although the number of people who may eventually accounted for a small population in Wuhan or Hubei, and the epidemic was eventually controlled, the impression of the implicitly hidden in the label has been presented: Wuhan Hubei Hubei epidemic virus may lead to few people in Wuhan and even Hubei in Wuhan and even Hubei.Ask the situation and refuse to travel to Hubei.
Although everyone will not express it, the implicit discrimination is likely to exist for a long time.
The impression of solidification has a strong icon effect, which not only represents the idea of the world's simplification of the world, but also allows our brain to further infer and act in the causal relationship implied in this icon.action.
Although human cognitive inferiority is difficult to eradicate, it is also necessary to see the ability of a civilized society to have the ability to correct self -correction.In this regard, we still have to have both confidence and consciously reminding ourselves to refuse the error -solidified impression caused by misunderstanding to reduce secondary disasters.
The author is an associate professor at the National Niigata University of Japan
