Clarifying System 1 & 2 through the Common Model of Cognition
This work clarifies misconceptions about cognitive systems for researchers in psychology and AI, but it is incremental as it builds on existing models without introducing new methods or data.
The paper tackles the problem of imprecise dual-system descriptions of System-1 and System-2 by using the Common Model of Cognition as an analytical tool, showing that their characteristics form a spectrum of cognitive properties.
There have been increasing challenges to dual-system descriptions of System-1 and System-2, critiquing them as imprecise and fostering misconceptions. We address these issues here by way of Dennett's appeal to use computational thinking as an analytical tool, specifically we employ the Common Model of Cognition. Results show that the characteristics thought to be distinctive of System-1 and System-2 instead form a spectrum of cognitive properties. By grounding System-1 and System-2 in the Common Model we aim to clarify their underlying mechanisms, persisting misconceptions, and implications for metacognition.