Linden Ball
Linden is a member of the Faculty Executive Team for Science and Technology. In his Faculty role, he works extensively to support the development and maintenance of a high-performing research and enterprise culture. Linden is also a Professor of Cognitive Psychology and collaborates with colleague on research relating to thinking, reasoning, problem solving, decision making, creativity and attention. He also supervises several research students who are conducting research in these areas.
Sessions in which Linden Ball participates
Wednesday 27 May, 2026
Theme : The Experimental psychology of reasoning and decision-making
Dual-process theories of reasoning gained widespread interest following Kahneman’s (2011) popularisation of the distinction between “thinking fast” and “thinking slow”. Arguably the most advanced exposition of such dual-process theorising remains Evans and Stanovich’s (2013a, 2013b) account. This draws a separation between Type 1 processes, which are defined as being autonomous and undemanding of working-memory resources, and Type 2 processes, which are defined ...