Associative processes in intuitive judgment
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Dual-system models of reasoning attribute errors of judgment to two failures: the automatic operations of a 'System 1' generate a faulty intuition, which the controlled operations of a 'System 2' fail to detect and correct. We identify System 1 with the automatic operations of associative memory and draw on research in the priming paradigm to describe how it operates. We explain how three features of associative memory--associative coherence, attribute substitution and processing fluency--give rise to major biases of intuitive judgment. Our article highlights both the ability of System 1 to create complex and skilled judgments and the role of the system as a source of judgment errors.
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- Authors
- Morewedge, C. K., & Kahneman, D.
- Affiliations
- Carnegie Mellon University (US)
- Princeton University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Morewedge, Carey K.
- ORCID
- Morewedge, Carey K.
- Venue
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-10
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 435-440
- ISSN
- 1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5378157
- OpenAlex
- W2162915529
- Cited by
- 492
- References
- 83
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- FWCI
- 0.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging (P30AG024928, P30 AG24928, P30AG034546)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Cognitive Science and Education Research
- Keywords
- dual-process models, System 1, System 2, intuitive judgment, associative memory, priming, attribute substitution, processing fluency, decision bias, automated reasoning
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Judgment, Memory, Problem Solving, Psychological Theory, Intuition
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