Large language models (LLMs) as research Subjects: Status, opportunities and challenges

IF 2.3 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

New Ideas in Psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-24 DOI:10.1016/j.newideapsych.2025.101167

Chenguang Zhao , Meirewuti Habule , Wei Zhang

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Abstract

As large language models (LLMs) exhibit human-like cognitive abilities, their potential as participants in psychological studies is gaining attention. This paper reviewed recent research utilizing LLMs as subjects, analyzing their cognitive capacities and experimental applications. This study proposed a theoretical model to assess their feasibility, highlighting key considerations such as model parameters and biases. Using LLMs may help lower costs, enhance efficiency, and address sensitive topics. Future research may explore LLM-assisted questionnaire design, interactive dialogue agents, and task simulations for specific populations, offering new methodological tools for psychological research and beyond.

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大型语言模型作为研究对象：现状、机遇与挑战

随着大型语言模型（llm）表现出类似人类的认知能力，它们作为心理学研究参与者的潜力正受到关注。本文综述了近年来以法学硕士为研究对象的研究，分析了法学硕士的认知能力和实验应用。本研究提出了一个理论模型来评估其可行性，并强调了模型参数和偏差等关键考虑因素。使用法学硕士可以帮助降低成本，提高效率和解决敏感问题。未来的研究可能会探索法学硕士辅助的问卷设计、互动对话代理和特定人群的任务模拟，为心理学研究和其他领域提供新的方法工具。

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期刊介绍： New Ideas in Psychology is a journal for theoretical psychology in its broadest sense. We are looking for new and seminal ideas, from within Psychology and from other fields that have something to bring to Psychology. We welcome presentations and criticisms of theory, of background metaphysics, and of fundamental issues of method, both empirical and conceptual. We put special emphasis on the need for informed discussion of psychological theories to be interdisciplinary. Empirical papers are accepted at New Ideas in Psychology, but only as long as they focus on conceptual issues and are theoretically creative. We are also open to comments or debate, interviews, and book reviews.