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 …

Humans have the capacity, but perhaps not always the willingness, for great intelligence.
From global warming to the spread of misinformation and beyond, our species is facing …

Fake news (ie, misinformation) on social media has sharply increased over the past years.
We conducted an experiment collecting behavioral and EEG data from 83 social media …

Although bullshit is common in everyday life and has attracted attention from philosophers,
its reception (critical or ingenuous) has not, to our knowledge, been subject to empirical …

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 …

The distinction between intuitive and analytic thinking is common in psychology. However,
while often being quite clear on the characteristics of the two processes ('Type 1'processes …

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 …

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 …