Such perceptions are often mediated by ideas and previous experiences. And, as Robert Jervis argued in Perception and Misperception in International Politics, published during the Cold War, the illusions that we create have an enormous influence on decision-making – even becoming a fundamental cause of conflict.
这种感觉通常会以观念和从前的经验为媒介。此外，正如罗伯特·杰维斯（Robert Jervis）在冷战时期出版的著作《国际政治中的感知和错误感知》（Perception and Misperception in International Politics）中所指出的，我们所形成的幻觉能够对决策形成重大影响力——即使它演变为冲突的基本原因。