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MENTAL MODEL · M7314

Five Constants

Five Constants
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

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SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Moral decision-making anchor. When facing ethical dilemmas, it provides a five-dimensional test standard to avoid the bias of a single value.

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Anchor fast decisions

Ren, Yi, Li, Zhi, and Xin serve as constant moral principles, providing multi-dimensional ethical checks; any single extreme may be biased, and the mutual support of the Five Constants can avoid the bias of a single value.

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