The so-called duplex mind is made up of the automatic system and the deliberate system. Compare and contrast these two systems. What are their different capabilities? What are their strengths and weaknesses? What are different examples of automatic versus deliberate processes?
What will be an ideal response?
• Possible response points:
• The automatic system is unconscious and relatively effortless.
• The automatic system is faster.
• The automatic system can perform multiple processes simultaneously.
• The automatic system is less flexible.
• The automatic system is less precise (makes estimates rather than calculations; is relatively poor at combining information).
• The automatic system is less able to handle complex operations.
• The automatic system relies on intuition (rather than reason) and on simpler emotions (rather than complex ones).
• The automatic system would handle activities like walking, perceiving visual and auditory stimuli, reciting the alphabet, scratching an itch, and forming first impressions of people; the deliberate system would handle activities like solving a calculus problem, thinking about what car to buy, or preparing a tax return.
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