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Do we need two systems for reasoning?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2001

Klaus Oberauer
Klaus Oberauer
Affiliation:
Allgemeine Psychologie I, University of Potsdam, 14415 Potsdam, Germanyko@rz.uni-potsdam.de www.psych.uni-potsdam.de/staff/oberauer/index-e.html
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Abstract

The hypothesis of two separate reasoning systems, one subserving individual goals and the other our genes, is theoretically implausible and not supported by the data. As an alternative, I propose a single system for analytical reasoning backed up by simple mechanisms for the selection of relevant information. This system can generate normative behavior as well as systematic deviations from it.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 5 , October 2000 , pp. 692 - 693
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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