Mind-Wandering as a Natural Kind: A Family-Resemblances View

被引：275

作者：

Seli, Paul ^{[1
,2
]}

Kane, Michael J. ^{[3
]}

Smallwood, Jonathan ^{[4
]}

Schacter, Daniel L. ^{[1
,2
]}

Maillet, David ^{[5
]}

Schooler, Jonathan W. ^{[6
]}

Smilek, Daniel ^{[7
]}

机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Psychol, Harvard, MA 01451 USA

[2] Harvard Univ, Ctr Brain Sci, Harvard, MA 01451 USA

[3] Univ N Carolina, Dept Psychol, Greensboro, NC 27412 USA

[4] Univ York, Dept Psychol, York, N Yorkshire, England

[5] Univ Toronto, Dept Psychol, Toronto, ON, Canada

[6] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Psychol, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA

[7] Univ Waterloo, Dept Psychol, Waterloo, ON, Canada

来源：

TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES | 2018年 / 22卷 / 06期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会; 美国国家科学基金会; 欧洲研究理事会; 加拿大健康研究院;

关键词：

DEFAULT-MODE; DAILY-LIFE; THOUGHT; FUTURE; ATTENTION; MEMORY; INTENTIONALITY; MINDFULNESS; INFORMATION; PERFORMANCE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tics.2018.03.010

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

As empirical research on mind-wandering accelerates, we draw attention to an emerging trend in how mind-wandering is conceptualized. Previously articulated definitions of mind-wandering differ from each other in important ways, yet they also maintain overlapping characteristics. This conceptual structure suggests that mind-wandering is best considered from a family-resemblances perspective, which entails treating it as a graded, heterogeneous construct and clearly measuring and describing the specific aspect(s) of mind-wandering that researchers are investigating. We believe that adopting this family-resemblances approach will increase conceptual and methodological connections among related phenomena in the mind-wandering family and encourage a more nuanced and precise understanding of the many varieties of mind-wandering.

引用

页码：479 / 490

页数：12

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