Question

Shorten and simplify the following

How they work together
The two parts of the duplex mind are not entirely
independent of each other. In fact, they often work
together.76,77 The automatic system serves the
deliberate system, in the sense that it operates
behind the scenes to make conscious thought
possible. You may think consciously that something
you heard on the radio is illogical. But before that
can happen, the automatic system has to have done
a great deal of work. It processed the stream of
sounds into comprehensible language, understood
the main point of the message, and activated
various other ideas in your memory that were
associated with the central idea. The automatic
system also works like an alarm system that signals
to the deliberate system that something is wrong
and that careful, conscious thinking is needed.
For example, imagine that you heard on the news
that someone was seriously injured at a college
party last night, and the head of the college was
recommending that all further parties be cancelled.
Your automatic system understands the reasoning:
party caused injury, injury is bad, so parties are bad,
so the head cancels all parties. But the automatic
system also connects this news to your feelings, and
you realise: Wait! I love parties! I don’t want all
parties to be cancelled! This is about as far as the
automatic system can process, but it sends out an
alarm to the deliberate system. Now you can reason
through the situation consciously: one party caused
an injury, but that doesn’t reflect badly on all parties; there should be a way to reduce or avoid further
injuries without cancelling all parties. In that way,
the two mental systems work together.

Answer 1

**How They Work Together**
The duplex mind consists of two parts that often collaborate. The automatic system helps the deliberate system by processing information unconsciously, making conscious thought possible. For instance, when you hear something on the radio, the automatic system translates sounds into language and pulls relevant memories. If it detects something concerning, it alerts the deliberate system for careful thinking.

For example, if you hear about an injury at a college party and the college head suggests canceling all parties, the automatic system recognizes the connection (injury = bad, so parties = bad) but also relates this news to your feelings about parties. It signals the deliberate system, prompting you to think: one incident doesn’t mean all parties are bad; we can find a way to reduce injuries without canceling them. This illustrates how the two systems work together.