Researchers create models based on different assumptions like homo economicus to understand/explain the world. On the other hand, each model has different perspective to get closer and far away from the reality and applicability in real world. What kind of models would you select? Behavioral vs rational?
You might find it helpful to read the classic book
World Hypotheses: A Study in Evidence
Stephen C. Pepper (https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520009943
Pepper examines root metaphors, and his model has been applied in various contexts for psychological models. For example
Root metaphors and the evolution of American social psychology.
Minton, Henry L.Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, Vol 33(3), Jul 1992, 547-553 http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0078732
Another example,
Alvin C. Dueck: Metaphors, Models, and Stories in Family Therapy. In
Family Therapy: Christian Perspectives Editor: Hendrika Vande Kemp
- Baker Books, 1991. ISBN: 0-8010-9313-9
Such modern archetypes allow for the transference and manipulation of ideas that perhaps otherwise might not gain traction.
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