Cognitive Framing of Uncertainty: A Dual-Mode Model of Deterministic and Indeterministic Perception

This paper proposes a dual-mode cognitive model of how individuals interpret uncertainty based on their implicit belief in determinism or indeterminism. Drawing from cognitive psychology, behavioral science, and interpretive metaphors from quantum theory, the hypothesis suggests that mental framing—specifically, whether a person perceives the future as fixed or open—systematically alters perception, decision-making, and responses to randomness. While not claiming any physical influence on quantum systems, this model explores how metaphysical assumptions shape human behavior and cognitive processing. It presents empirically testable predictions and opens a dialogue between psychological and philosophical theories of control and uncertainty.