The Easy Decision to Choose a President In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman goes to great lengths to explain the complex ways in which humans think in the simplest and most understandable. Just as Kahneman's title alludes, each person thinks in two distinct styles, one style is an automatic way of thinking and the other is effortful, which he refers to as System 1 and System 2 throughout the book. Kahneman (2011) points out that when we perceive our own thinking “we identify with System 2, the conscious, reasoning self that has beliefs, makes choices, and decides what to think and what to do” (p. 21). , but then quickly points out that this is not the case at all because System 1 is our dominant thought process. We all rely heavily on System 1 because it is a quick and easy method, neglecting the fact that it is prone to errors and biases. System 1 and its shortcuts are also used in important situations to which we believe we have paid adequate attention, such as choosing who we will vote for in the presidential elections, but also a decision such as ...
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