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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, Germany ko@rz.uni-potsdam.de www.psych.uni-potsdam.de/staff/oberauer/index-e.html
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Abstract

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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.

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