The Economics of Cognitive Negligence

Ömer Demir, cem eyerci
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The essence of the decision-making mechanism of rational individuals in economics is to ensure the balance between benefits and costs. The benefit received from a decision is expected to be higher than its cost. It is so in cognitive activities. Any cognitive practice may require effort, expenses, and time-use to some extent. However, the actors do not always do all they can. A significant reason for not using cognitive abilities adequately in verbal, written, and visual information production is the individuals’ not wholly bearing the negative consequences of their cognitive actions. Such a cognitive attitude differs from similar notions of rational ignorance, rational inattention, and mental laziness. This paper introduces a new concept, cognitive negligence, that refers to the tendency of individuals to avoid the cost and maximize benefits in cognitive activities by making an implicit or explicit cost-benefit analysis. The paper presents why and how cognitive negligence emerges. It defines the factors affecting it, such as the position of the actor, perception of importance, context or type of activity, time of action, social distance, and the diversity of the audience. Its relationship with lying, distortion, and critical thinking is discussed. Finally, the consequences of cognitive negligence are evaluated.
认知疏忽经济学
经济学中理性个体决策机制的本质是保证收益与成本的平衡。一项决定所带来的收益预计将高于其成本。认知活动也是如此。在某种程度上,任何认知练习都可能需要努力、花费和时间。然而,演员并不总是尽其所能。在口头、书面和视觉信息生产中没有充分利用认知能力的一个重要原因是个体没有完全承担其认知行为的负面后果。这种认知态度不同于理性无知、理性不注意和精神懒惰的类似概念。本文引入了一个新的概念——认知疏忽,它是指个体在认知活动中通过隐性或显性的成本-收益分析来规避成本和最大化收益的倾向。本文介绍了认知疏忽产生的原因和方式。它定义了影响它的因素,如演员的位置、重要性的感知、活动的背景或类型、行动的时间、社会距离和观众的多样性。讨论了它与说谎、扭曲和批判性思维的关系。最后,对认知疏忽的后果进行了评估。
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