[[Thinking]] tags:: #on/learning #on/cbt #on/behavior dates:: 2022-02-27 people:: Jenny Rudolph, Chris Argyris # Cognitive Frames are drivers *Cognitive frames help me understand the drivers including assumptions, knowledge, rules, values, heuristics behind decisions actions and resultant outcomes.* This reminds me of ways we see the world such as [[Mental Model]], and how our actions are shaped by hidden forces within us and within our environment in the form of [[environmental cues]]. We disclose our levels of awareness, what we attend to, and how we think when we reveal our cognitive frames. Plus, we can change future reactions or actions based on changing our thinking by way of updating frames through [[cognitive reframing]] Often it is easier to nudge frames than to wholly replace them. Replacing frames, or seeing things in a whole new way is generally [[Transformative Learning]], and is possible but sometimes is more difficult. It's kind of like how our emotions can change how we see the world, our frames are drivers for action. Frames matter to me because in simulation we hope we can get people to reflect on their drivers, to make them visible to themselves and to us so they can be scrutinized. A counter-argument is that we are often in the [[default mode]], having reflexive [[Forming Habits]] drive our actions. When we as facilitators ask for someone to reveal their thinking, we may get post-hoc reasoning, which is a way our minds create reasons for our decisions and actions afterwards. There is significant data that cognitive-frames may be updated to drive future action, but cannot be counted on to be accurate to understand past actions. ## Sources: > In the social sciences, framing comprises a set of concepts and theoretical perspectives on how individuals, groups, and societies organize, perceive, and communicate about reality. > > Framing can manifest in thought or interpersonal communication. Frames in thought consist of the mental representations, interpretations, and simplifications of reality. Frames in communication consist of the communication of frames between different actors. > > In social theory, framing is a schema of interpretation, a collection of anecdotes and stereotypes, that individuals rely on to understand and respond to events. In other words, people build a series of mental "filters" through biological and cultural influences. They then use these filters to make sense of the world. > > The effects of framing can be seen in journalism: the "frame" surrounding the issue can change the reader's perception without having to alter the actual facts as the same information is used as a base. > > [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing%20(social%20sciences))