Fast logic?: Examining the time course assumption of dual process theory.

Cognition

Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMR 8240, LaPsyDÉ, France; Caen Basse-Normandie University, UMR 8240, LaPsyDÉ, France; CNRS, UMR 8240, LaPsyDÉ, France.

Published: January 2017

Influential dual process models of human thinking posit that reasoners typically produce a fast, intuitive heuristic (i.e., Type-1) response which might subsequently be overridden and corrected by slower, deliberative processing (i.e., Type-2). In this study we directly tested this time course assumption. We used a two response paradigm in which participants have to give an immediate answer and afterwards are allowed extra time before giving a final response. In four experiments we used a range of procedures (e.g., challenging response deadline, concurrent load) to knock out Type 2 processing and make sure that the initial response was intuitive in nature. Our key finding is that we frequently observe correct, logical responses as the first, immediate response. Response confidence and latency analyses indicate that these initial correct responses are given fast, with high confidence, and in the face of conflicting heuristic responses. Findings suggest that fast and automatic Type 1 processing also cues a correct logical response from the start. We sketch a revised dual process model in which the relative strength of different types of intuitions determines reasoning performance.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2016.10.014DOI Listing

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