Humans have the ability to have ____ thinking process/es running at once
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
b
Humans have the ability to have two thinking (cognitive)
processes running at once, known as the dual process model.
This model incorporates automatic (mostly unconscious, fast,
reflexive) and analytical (conscious, slow) thinking.
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