ABSTRACT

There is a large body of literature on disorientation, ranging from behavioral studies to the analysis of search and rescue operations. However, the subjective side of disorientation remains insufficiently explored and, as a result, there is no unified account of the phenomenon. A working characterization of disorientation is a first step in the direction of this unified account. Through the study of an array of subjective experiences of disorientation, we shall first distinguish between the objective condition of being lost and the subjective condition of disorientation. Our central claim is then that disorientation is a metacognitive feeling. Specifically, we claim that disorientation is a metacognitive feeling of low confidence in the subject’s online system of spatial representation.

摘要

关于迷失方向的文献很多，从行为研究到搜救行动分析。但是，迷失方向的主观方面仍未得到充分的探索，因此，没有统一的解释。迷失方向的工作特征是朝着这一统一方向迈出的第一步。通过对神志不清的主观体验数组的研究中，我们首先应的客观条件区分丢失和主观条件迷失方向。那么我们的中心主张是，迷失方向是一种元认知的感觉。具体来说，我们声称迷失方向是对对象的空间表示在线系统的低自信的元认知。