two-mind theory
nounUK /tuː maɪnd ˈθɪəri/
US /tu maɪnd ˈθɪri/
The idea that a person can hold two different thoughts or beliefs in their head at the same time.
The two-mind theory explains why she could feel happy and sad about moving away at the same time.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A psychological model suggesting people use two separate systems of thinking, one fast and one slow.
According to the two-mind theory, your quick gut reaction and your careful reasoning come from different mental systems.
3. The belief that the mind can operate in two independent streams of awareness.
Some researchers use the two-mind theory to study how people multitask.
4. A way of describing someone who seems to hold two conflicting opinions at once.
His two-mind theory about the project made it hard to know what he really wanted.