Thinking, Fast and Slow · chapter 1 · id thinking-fast-and-slow-c1-02-system-1-operates-automaticall
“System 1 operates automatically and cannot be turned off -- you cannot stop yourself from understanding a sentence in your native language or orienting to a loud sound.”
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Stanovich & West (2000), Behavioral and Brain Sciences 23(5)DOI registry: valid
Type 1 processes are autonomous -- they are triggered inevitably by the appearance of their triggering stimuli and are not dependent on input from a high-level control system.
Schneider & Shiffrin (1977), Psychological Review 84(2)DOI registry: valid
Automatic processing is triggered without the necessity of active attention or control by the subject. Once learned, automatic processes are difficult to suppress, ignore, or modify.
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