Principlev1PR-816
Applying a single decision process across structurally…
Applying a single decision process across structurally different decision types produces systematic misallocation of cognitive effort, either over-investing in reversible decisions or under-investing in irreversible ones.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounds in Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (finite executive function), Expertise as Domain-Specific Schema Organization (domain specificity of schemas), Conscious Processing Is Metabolically Expensive (deliberation costs), and Cognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems (System 1/2 operational differences). Prescribes matching process to structure; derived from resource constraints and schema theory.