Broader horizons, narrower vision : Locally adaptive, globally maladaptive strategies and the rationality of irrational mind

ヒロガル セカイ セバマル シカイ テキオウ ホウリャク ノ フゴウリセイ フゴウリナ シンセイ ノ ゴウリセイ

カネマサ, ユウジ

Kanemasa, Yuji

相馬, 敏彦

ソウマ, トシヒコ

Soma, Toshihiko

小塩, 真司

オシオ, アツシ

Oshio, Atsushi

結城, 雅樹

ユウキ, マサキ

Yuki, Masaki

橋本, 剛

ハシモト, タケシ

Hashimoto, Takeshi

オオサカ ダイガク ダイガクイン ニンゲン カガク ケンキュウカ タイジン シャカイ シンリガク ケンキュウシツ

特別観

二分法的思考

ポジティブ信奉

社会生態学的アプローチ

reflexive fixation on self

perceived distinctiveness

dichotomous thinking

excessive positive thinking

socio-ecological approach

Contemporary society faces continual expansion in various aspects. However, humans’ innate psychological mechanisms have not been able to change so dramatically. Thus, relatively speaking, the range of the world that individuals can grasp becomes smaller as the world expands. The world appears more ambiguous and complex, and thus people may employ various tactics that prioritize adaptation only within the restricted range of the society that they can immediately understand. However, because these strategies are shortsighted and restrictive they may not be very useful in other contexts, and in fact may have various negative effects on broader society as a whole. This article is a summary of conference workshop to introduce some provocative research projects associated with the above issues. Each presenter specifically discusses possibilities that some behavioral and psychological strategies that have been arising in the current society are actually maladaptive. First, Yuji Kanemasa presents his research findings regarding “self-discovery” among adolescents, which he refers to as “reflexive fixation on the self.” Next, Toshihiko Soma develops a discussion about “perceived distinctiveness,” the tendency of evaluating one’s own romantic relationships as excessively positive. Third, Atsushi Oshio introduces research concerning the positive and negative effects of “dichotomous thinking” and “excessive positive thinking.” Finally, Masaki Yuki discusses requirements for the theoretical and empirical examinations of the phenomena of social and psychological change, using a socio-ecological approach.

相馬, 敏彦

小塩, 真司

結城, 雅樹

橋本, 剛