I present a critical discussion of dual-process theories of reasoning and decision making
with particular attention to the nature and role of Type 2 processes. The original theory …

Humans are cognitive misers because their basic tendency is to default to processing
mechanisms of low computational expense. Such a tendency leads to suboptimal outcomes …

What role does deliberation play in susceptibility to political misinformation and “fake news”?
The Motivated System 2 Reasoning (MS2R) account posits that deliberation causes people …

Influential dual process models of human thinking posit that reasoners typically produce a
fast, intuitive heuristic (ie, Type-1) response which might subsequently be overridden and …

In my personal chapter contribution I present the basic dual process model that I believe to
be supported by my own empirical findings and the work of many of the contributors to this …

How to assess critical aspects of cognitive functioning that are not measured by IQ tests:
rational thinking skills. Why are we surprised when smart people act foolishly? Smart people …

Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the
way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition, third edition …

Human reasoning is often conceived as an interplay between a more intuitive and deliberate
thought process. In the last 50 years, influential fast-and-slow dual-process models that …

Dual-process and dual-system theories in both cognitive and social psychology have been
subjected to a number of recently published criticisms. However, they have been attacked as …

Dual Process Theories (DPT) of reasoning posit that judgments are mediated by both fast,
automatic processes and more deliberate, analytic ones. A critical, but unanswered question …