Does System 1 Process both Local and Nonlocal Information in Intuitive Judgment and Decision Making? Available Evidence and a Research Agenda Proposal

What is it about?

Within the dual-process theory of information processing, differently from System 2, System 1 mainly processes information in a fast, parallel and unconscious way. In this paper the evidence supporting the hypothesis that System 1 may processes not only local but also nonlocal information, that is information not received by suign conventional means, is reviewed.

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Why is it important?

If System 1 may processes not only local but also nonlocal information, this fact enlarge the potentialities of our mind.