People regularly encounter various types of conflict. Here, we ask if, and, if so, how, different types of conflict, from lab-based Stroop conflicts to everyday-life self-control or moral conflicts, are related to one other. We present a framework that assumes that action–goal representations are hierarchically organized, ranging from concrete actions to abstract goals. The framework’s key assumption is that conflicts involving more abstract goals (e.g., self-control/moral conflict) are embedded in a more complex action space; thus, to resolve such conflicts, people need to consider more associated goals and actions. We discuss how differences in complexity impact conflict resolution mechanisms and the costs/benefits of resolving conflicts. Altogether, we offer a new way to conceptualize and analyze conflict regulation across different domains.

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冲突与控制的综合框架


人们经常遇到各种类型的冲突。在这里，我们要问的是，从实验室的斯特鲁普冲突到日常生活中的自我控制或道德冲突，不同类型的冲突是否相互关联，如果是，又是如何相互关联的。我们提出了一个框架，假设行动目标表示是分层组织的，范围从具体行动到抽象目标。该框架的关键假设是，涉及更抽象目标的冲突（例如，自我控制/道德冲突）嵌入在更复杂的行动空间中；因此，为了解决此类冲突，人们需要考虑更多相关的目标和行动。我们讨论复杂性的差异如何影响冲突解决机制以及解决冲突的成本/收益。总而言之，我们提供了一种新的方法来概念化和分析不同领域的冲突监管。