The importance of cognitive diversity for sustaining the commons
The importance of cognitive diversity for sustaining the commons
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DOI：
10.1038/s41467-019-08549-8
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发表时间：
2019-02-20
影响因子：
16.6
通讯作者：
Pillow, David
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作者：
Baggio, Jacopo A.;Freeman, Jacob;Pillow, David
认知能力是个人建立环境模型并就如何管理资源做出决定的能力的基础。在这里，我们测试了功能智能命题，即一个组内不同的功能认知能力对于管理公共池资源至关重要。在一个资源获取和管理博弈中，我们评估了两种认知能力--社会智力和一般智力--对资源基础的负面或正面干扰对群体绩效的影响。我们的结果表明，在改善的条件(正向干扰)下，一般智力较高的群体表现更好。然而，当情况恶化(负面干扰)时，在一般智力和社会智力方面都具有高能力的群体不太可能耗尽资源并收获更多。因此，我们认为认知能力的功能多样性可以提高社会群体管理公共池资源的效率，特别是当条件恶化，群体需要重新评估和改变他们的行为时。
Cognitive abilities underpin the capacity of individuals to build models of their environment and make decisions about how to govern resources. Here, we test the functional intelligences proposition that functionally diverse cognitive abilities within a group are critical to govern common pool resources. We assess the effect of two cognitive abilities, social and general intelligence, on group performance on a resource harvesting and management game involving either a negative or a positive disturbance to the resource base. Our results indicate that under improving conditions (positive disturbance) groups with higher general intelligence perform better. However, when conditions deteriorate (negative disturbance) groups with high competency in both general and social intelligence are less likely to deplete resources and harvest more. Thus, we propose that a functional diversity of cognitive abilities improves how effectively social groups govern common pool resources, especially when conditions deteriorate and groups need to re-evaluate and change their behaviors.