Rational rationalization and System 2

In this response, we clarify several misunderstandings of the understanding/acceptance principle and defend our specific operationalization of that principle. We reiterate the importance of addressing the problem of rational task construal and we elaborate the notion of computational limitations contained in our target article. Our concept of thinking dispositions as variable intentional-level styles of epistemic and behavioral regulation is explained, as is its relation to the rationality debate. Many of the suggestions of the commentators for elaborating two-process models are easily integrated into our generic dual-process account. We further explicate how we view the relation between System 1 and System 2 and evolutionary and normative rationality. We clarify our attempt to fuse the contributions of the cognitive ecologists with the insights of the original heuristics and biases researchers.

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Logic, Fast and Slow: Advances in Dual-Process Theorizing

Current Directions in Psychological Science ◽

10.1177/0963721419855658 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (5) ◽

pp. 503-509 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Wim De Neys ◽

Gordon Pennycook

Keyword(s):

Logical Reasoning ◽

Process Models ◽

Dual Process ◽

Human Reasoning ◽

Thought Processes ◽

Dual Process Models ◽

Process Characterization ◽

System 2 ◽

Reasoning Tasks ◽

System 1

Studies on human reasoning have long established that intuitions can bias inference and lead to violations of logical norms. Popular dual-process models, which characterize thinking as an interaction between intuitive (System 1) and deliberate (System 2) thought processes, have presented an appealing explanation for this observation. According to this account, logical reasoning is traditionally considered as a prototypical example of a task that requires effortful deliberate thinking. In recent years, however, a number of findings obtained with new experimental paradigms have brought into question the traditional dual-process characterization. A key observation is that people can process logical principles in classic reasoning tasks intuitively and without deliberation. We review the paradigms and sketch how this work is leading to the development of revised dual-process models.

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What Are Dual Process Models? Implications for Cultural Analysis in Sociology

Sociological Theory ◽

10.1177/0735275116675900 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 287-310 ◽

Cited By ~ 57

Author(s):

Omar Lizardo ◽

Robert Mowry ◽

Brandon Sepulvado ◽

Dustin S. Stoltz ◽

Marshall A. Taylor ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Cultural Sociology ◽

Cultural Analysis ◽

Process Models ◽

Dual Process ◽

Dual Process Models ◽

Memory Culture ◽

Process Framework ◽

Relevant Work ◽

Theoretical Foundations

In this paper we introduce the idea of the dual process framework (DPF), an interdisciplinary approach to the study of learning, memory, thinking, and action. Departing from the successful reception of Vaisey (2009), we suggest that intradisciplinary debates in sociology regarding the merits of “dual process” formulations can benefit from a better understanding of the theoretical foundations of these models in cognitive and social psychology. We argue that the key is to distinguish the general DPF from more specific applications to particular domains, which we refer to as dual process models (DPMs). We show how different DPMs can be applied to a variety of analytically distinct issues of interest to cultural sociologists beyond specific issues related to morality, such as culture in learning, culture in memory, culture in thinking, and culture in acting processes. We close by outlining the implications of our argument for relevant work in cultural sociology.

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What Are Dual Process Models? Implications for Cultural Analysis in Sociology

10.31235/osf.io/sx8b6 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Dustin S. Stoltz ◽

Omar Lizardo ◽

Robert Mowry ◽

Brandon Sepulvado ◽

Justin Van Ness ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Cultural Sociology ◽

Cultural Analysis ◽

Process Models ◽

Dual Process ◽

Dual Process Models ◽

Memory Culture ◽

Process Framework ◽

Relevant Work ◽

Theoretical Foundations

In this paper we introduce the idea of the dual process framework (DPF), an interdisciplinary approach to the study of learning, memory, thinking, and action. Departing from the successful reception of Vaisey (2009), we suggest that intradisciplinary debates in sociology regarding the merits of “dual process” formulations can benefit from a better understanding of the theoretical foundations of these models in cognitive and social psychology. We argue that the key is to distinguish the general DPF from more specific applications to particular domains, which we refer to as dual process models (DPMs). We show how different DPMs can be applied to a variety of analytically distinct issues of interest to cultural sociologists beyond specific issues related to morality, such as culture in learning, culture in memory, culture in thinking, and culture in acting processes. We close by outlining the implications of our argument for relevant work in cultural sociology.

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