The Fuzzy-Trace Dual Process Model
Editor(s)
Wim De Neys
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Description
In this chapter, we provide an overview of the basic tenets and empirical findings that are relevant to fuzzy-trace theory (FTT). FTT is part of a movement that involves rethinking the traditional dual process model that distinguishes intuition from deliberation, conserving its strengths but moving beyond it. Our framework allows reasoning, judgment, and decision-making to be understood in a new way that makes meaning central to cognition and places intuition—defined as meaningful gist-based thinking—at the apex of advanced cognition. However, the theory is not just a framework for new thinking. Rather, FTT encompasses findings generated from multiple perspectives, with the aim of bringing them together in a parsimonious and predictive theory. First, we discuss the assumptions of the theory, followed by critical tests of predictions and key differences from alternative approaches. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Title of Book
Dual Process Theory 2.0
ISBN
9781315204550
Publication Date
2018
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publisher
Routledge
City
London
Keywords
fuzzy-trace theory (FTT), dual process model, gist-based thinking
Disciplines
Cognition and Perception | Cognitive Psychology
Recommended Citation
Valerie E. Reyna, Shahin Rahimi-Gokhandan, David M. Garavito & Rebecca K. Helm,
The Fuzzy-Trace Dual Process Model, in
Dual Process Theory 2.0
82
(Wim De Neys eds., 2018).
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