arXiv:2506.16702cs.CYcs.AI2025-06被引 13

用大模型模拟心理行为,为研究提供新方法。

Large Language Models as Psychological Simulators: A Methodological Guide

  • 构建心理可信角色,超越人口统计标签。
  • 通过提示工程探测内部表征,验证认知机制。
  • 适合心理学、人机交互研究者参考使用。

大型语言模型(LLMs)为心理与行为研究带来新机遇,但方法指导不足。本文提出框架,将LLM用于两类主要场景:模拟角色与人格以探索多样情境,以及作为计算模型研究认知过程。在模拟方面,提出基于心理依据构建角色的方法,超越单纯人口统计分类,并提供与人类数据对比的验证策略,应用场景包括研究难以接触的人群及原型化研究工具。在认知建模方面,整合探查内部表征的新兴方法、因果干预的技术进展,以及模型行为与人类认知关联的策略。同时讨论了提示敏感性、训练数据截止时间带来的时序限制,以及超出传统伦理审查的伦理问题。全文强调需透明说明模型能力与局限,结合现有实证证据(如系统性偏见、文化局限、提示脆弱性),帮助研究者应对挑战,有效利用LLM的独特优势进行心理研究。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Large language models (LLMs) offer emerging opportunities for psychological and behavioral research, but methodological guidance is lacking. This article provides a framework for using LLMs as psychological simulators across two primary applications: simulating roles and personas to explore diverse contexts, and serving as computational models to investigate cognitive processes. For simulation, we present methods for developing psychologically grounded personas that move beyond demographic categories, with strategies for validation against human data and use cases ranging from studying inaccessible populations to prototyping research instruments. For cognitive modeling, we synthesize emerging approaches for probing internal representations, methodological advances in causal interventions, and strategies for relating model behavior to human cognition. We address overarching challenges including prompt sensitivity, temporal limitations from training data cutoffs, and ethical considerations that extend beyond traditional human subjects review. Throughout, we emphasize the need for transparency about model capabilities and constraints. Together, this framework integrates emerging empirical evidence about LLM performance--including systematic biases, cultural limitations, and prompt brittleness--to help researchers wrangle these challenges and leverage the unique capabilities of LLMs in psychological research.

心理模拟大模型认知建模方法论

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