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raubaut comments on Are Cognitive Load and Willpower drawn from the same pool? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: raubaut 23 February 2015 03:08:26PM 1 point [-]

Bingo. There is a large body of literature on the dual-process theory of mind, and the heuristics and biases literature is full of examples where cognitive load interferes with "rational" responding.