# Reflecti-Mate: A Conversational Agent for Adaptive Decision-Making Support Through System 1 and System 2 Thinking

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.22509 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2605.22509/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 9 of its 67 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 21 May 2026.

## Builds on (most cited first, 9 of 9)

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- [Augmenting Human Cognition With Generative AI: Lessons From AI-Assisted Decision-Making](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2504.03207/) (2025)
- [Reflection Before Action: Designing a Framework for Quantifying Thought Patterns for Increased Self-awareness in Personal Decision Making](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2510.04364/) (2025)

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Deflecting the Value Compass: Interacting with Large Language Models Temporarily Shifts Human Value Priorities Toward Personal Focus](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.25586/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Making high-stakes personal decisions involves cognitive, emotional, and intuitive processes, and individuals differ in how they allocate attention across these modes. Integration of these processes has shown to benefit decision making. Yet, most current decision-support systems focus primarily on supporting cognitive aspects, rather than adapting to the individual's thinking profile to support integration of different types of thoughts. In this study, we investigate an agent designed to encourage integration by adapting to the individual user's thought patterns. We explore its effects on participants' perceptions of the agent and their reflective behavior, in comparison with unaided pre-reflection and a baseline agent. In a between-subjects study (N = 128), our agent, which fostered broad and elaborated thinking, enabled more personalized reflective trajectories, elicited more integrative reflective language, and was perceived as providing stronger support for holistic reflection. In contrast, the baseline agent produced homogenized profiles dominated by cognitive language across participants.