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How Can the Dual Process Model Be Used to Explain Superstitious Thinking

Authors
Shengyang Lin1, *
1Dulwich International High School Zhuhai, Zhuhai, 519031, Guangdong, China
*Corresponding author. Email: lincoln2005lin1@outlook.Com
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Shengyang Lin
Available Online 11 July 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-062-6_16How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Dual-process model; intuition; superstition; magical thinking
Abstract

Literature review exploring the psychological reasoning behind why both individuals with and without mental deficits exhibit superstitious thinking under normal circumstances. This paper mainly utilizes the dual process model of system 1 and system 2—advocated by Kahneman and Frederick— as a suggested cause of the widespread use of superstitious thinking and why they exist despite being known to be untrue. System 1 is quick, instinctive, and has little to no effort required, whilst system 2 is slower, more conscious, and effortful. However, it is insufficient enough to represent this cognitive phenomenon without refining the model with the possibility that people recognize their beliefs as being inaccurate, in the moment, yet still act upon, nevertheless. The article revolves around system 1 and its hand in superstitious idea generation as well as the ability for system 2 to correct them.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2023 2nd International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
11 July 2023
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978-2-38476-062-6
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-062-6_16How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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