EES 310: Applied Critical Thinking Decision Making Castaway EES 310: Applied Critical Thinking Decision Making Dr. Wanju Huang
“Do you know how many decisions you make in a typical day?” Sheena Iyengar: How to make choosing easier?
System 1 vs. System 2
System 1 vs. System 2 System 1 operates automatically and quickly, with little or no effort and no sense of voluntary control. System 2 allocates attention to the effortful mental activities that demand it, including complex computations. The operations of System 2 are often associated with the subjective experience of agency, choice, and concentration.
System 1 vs. System 2 2+2=? 17*48=?
System 1 vs. System 2 2+2=?
“This is your System 1 talking “This is your System 1 talking. Slow down and let your System 2 take control.”
4Cs cut - get rid of the extraneous alternatives; concretize - make it real; categorize - we can handle more categories, less choices; condition for complexity - simple to complex concretization
Paul & Elder: The art of making intelligent decisions Systematic (reflection) One major decision at a time Knowing our ignorance Paul & Elder: The art of making intelligent decisions
“To live to is act. To act is to decide.” we make different decisions at the different ages Paul & Elder: The art of making intelligent decisions