TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive reflection is a distinct and measurable trait
AU - Meyer, Andrew
AU - Attali, Yigal
AU - Bar-Hillel, Maya
AU - Frederick, Shane
AU - Kahneman, Daniel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 the Author(s).
PY - 2024/12/3
Y1 - 2024/12/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - cognitive reflection
KW - dual-system theory
KW - individual differences
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U2 - 10.1073/pnas.2409191121
DO - 10.1073/pnas.2409191121
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C2 - 39602272
AN - SCOPUS:85211024943
SN - 0027-8424
VL - 121
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
IS - 49
M1 - e2409191121
ER -