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Two routes for bipolar information processing, and a blind spot in between
Author(s) -
Bonnefon JeanFrançois
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of intelligent systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.291
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1098-111X
pISSN - 0884-8173
DOI - 10.1002/int.20300
Subject(s) - computer science , dual (grammatical number) , information processing , perspective (graphical) , information processor , process (computing) , product (mathematics) , blind spot , artificial intelligence , cognitive science , psychology , cognitive psychology , human–computer interaction , mathematics , operating system , art , geometry , literature
This position paper addresses the question of why, whilst the human brain is apparently geared to process information of mixed polarities, human reasoners sometimes fail to deal appropriately with simple instances of mixed evidence or mixed prospects. From a dual‐process perspective of thinking, two mental routes for bipolar information processing are identified. One is biologically acquired and evolution tied, and the other is the product of a cultural elaboration of rational norms. In between the two routes, a blind spot accounts for failures of bipolar information processing. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.