I find the post not jargony or heavy—it is fine. Type 1 is obviously uninterrupted, unconscious cognition and Type 2 is cognition that rises to consciousness in order to use working memory. This is why Type 2 is slower—it is done stepwise with a trip through consciousness between each major step in cognition rather than continuous cognition. That is why it is restrictive too—it can only deal with the limited number of items that can be held in working memory at least at the point where working memory is used. But Type 2 is more controlled and therefore can be more logical because as steps in the cognition process pass through consciousness they can be accessed by parts of the cortex that were not involved in the cognition but can judge it, like parts of the frontal cortex. I personally like the Type 1 and Type 2 rather than unconscious and conscious because is avoids the implication that unconscious and conscious are both ways to do cognition. Consciousness only is awareness of otherwise unconscious cognition. I am voting up.
I find the post not jargony or heavy—it is fine. Type 1 is obviously uninterrupted, unconscious cognition and Type 2 is cognition that rises to consciousness in order to use working memory. This is why Type 2 is slower—it is done stepwise with a trip through consciousness between each major step in cognition rather than continuous cognition. That is why it is restrictive too—it can only deal with the limited number of items that can be held in working memory at least at the point where working memory is used. But Type 2 is more controlled and therefore can be more logical because as steps in the cognition process pass through consciousness they can be accessed by parts of the cortex that were not involved in the cognition but can judge it, like parts of the frontal cortex. I personally like the Type 1 and Type 2 rather than unconscious and conscious because is avoids the implication that unconscious and conscious are both ways to do cognition. Consciousness only is awareness of otherwise unconscious cognition. I am voting up.