AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An example of System 1 thinking is detecting that one object is more distant than another, while an example of System 2 thinking is parking in a narrow space. Using the two system view as the foundation, Kahneman discusses human judgment and decision-making with all of its biases and heuristics.

Detailed explanation-2: -Key Terms. System 1 Thinking: Our brains’ fast, automatic, unconscious, and emotional response to situations and stimuli. This can be in the form of absentmindedly reading text on a billboard, knowing how to tie your shoelaces without a second thought, or instinctively hopping over a puddle on the sidewalk.

Detailed explanation-3: -A System 2 Question: The answer likely didn’t come to mind and you have to think on it. This math problem called on your System 2, which may have done something like this: 20*25, then removed 3*25, then removed a “17”-or some perhaps other math hack, though requiring multiple mental steps.

Detailed explanation-4: -Intuition is the ability to acquire knowledge, without recourse to conscious reasoning.