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Introduction of the session by Henry Markovits, Université du Québec à Montréal
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 ...
The two-headed, dual process view of human thinking has been very influential in the cognitive sciences. The core idea that thinking can be conceived as an interplay between a fast-intuitive and slower-deliberate process has inspired a wide range of psychologists, philosophers, and economists. However, despite its popularity, the dual process framework faces multiple challenges. In this course, I will discuss how recent studies showing that brief training interv...
References Over, D. E., & Evans, J. St. B. T. (2024). Human reasoning, especially Chapter 5. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Over-2Cruz, N., & Over, D.E. (2026). From de Finetti’s three values to conditional probabilities in the psychology of reasoning. In P. Egré and L. Rossi (Eds.), Handbook...
References Byrne, R. M. J.(2016). Counterfactual thought. Annual review of psychology, 67(1), 135-157. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-122414-033249Johnson-Laird, P. N., Byrne, R. M. J., & Khemlani, S. S. (2023). Human verifications: Computable with truth values outside logic. Proceedi...
