Mental Simulation as a Remedy for Biased Reasoning

Prompting mental simulation with a counterfactual scenario has been found to enhance rationality in individuals and groups. Building upon previous findings and the dual-process accounts of reasoning, we hypothesized that debiasing power of mental simulation lies in inhibiting System 1 and facilitati...

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Main Authors: Daša Strachanová, Lenka Valuš
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences 2019-07-01
Series:Studia Psychologica
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Online Access:https://www.studiapsychologica.com/uploads/Strachanova_SP_2_vol.61_2019_pp.99-109.pdf