ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses some of the evidence for this dual-system characterization and reflect on the vociferous debate about whether dichotomizing thinking as 'fast' and 'slow' represents theoretical progress. For protagonists of what has become known as the dual-system perspective on judgment and decision making, the cognitive reflection test (CRT) provides compelling evidence for two types of thinking. The chapter turns to one specific characteristic that is often used to diagnose the involvement of different systems conscious insight - and evaluate evidence suggesting that unconscious influences have an important role in decision making. The vast majority of research discussing dual-system perspectives on judgment and decision making begins by presenting a taxonomy, two of the leading proponents of dual-systems theory, of the features or attributes associated with each system. The chapter concluded that the decisions can be characterized as driven by affective or deliberative processes.
