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Cognitive reflection is a distinct and measurable trait

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We report the findings of an adversarial collaboration examining whether the cognitive reflection test (CRT) measures anything beyond mathematical aptitude and, if so, whether its incremental predictive validity can be attributed to reflection, per se. We found that an 8-item CRT has greater predictive validity than an 8-item Mathematical Aptitude Test (MAT) consisting of comparably difficult items which lack dominant intuitive lures. Further, the incremental predictive validity stems from the CRT's measurement of reflection, which we show using both structural equation models and a dual-response paradigm that helps distinguish susceptibility to intuitions from inadequate mathematical aptitude.

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2409191121

Authors: Andrew Meyer, Yigal Attali, Maya Bar-Hillel, Shane Frederick, Daniel Kahneman

Institutions: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Duolingo (United States), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Yale University, Princeton University

Language: English

Topic: Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Subfield: General Decision Sciences

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4404754369

FWCI: 4.805

Cites: 32

Cited by: 13

Related to: 10