Activity for the book My Psychology

Show Me More: 7.1 Daniel Kahneman Discusses Dual Process Thinking

Instructions

View the Show Me More video and then answer the questions.

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Question 1

In Dr. Kahneman’s theory, thinking fast is to as thinking slow is to .

Question 2

What is the primary distinction between the two types of thinking in Daniel Kahneman’s theory?

Question 3

Ezra is very upset about the fact that he did not get a promotion at work. He decides to take some time to cool down, and he thinks about the various reasons why he may have been skipped over for the new position. As a result of this slower, more deliberate thinking, Ezra is able to calm down and resist the urge to make inflammatory statements to his colleagues. Ezra has benefitted from employing his system thinking.

Question 4

What type of thinking might make use of heuristics that are based on past solutions to problems?

Question 5

The type of thinking that could be described as fast, automatic, outside of awareness, more emotional, and immediate is .