A limitation of the Cognitive Reflection Test: familiarity

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Stefan Stieger¹  Ulf-Dietrich Reips¹ 

[1] Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany;

关键词: Validity;    Dominance analysis;    Age-stratified sample;    Cognitive Reflection Test;    Test experience;    Cognitive vs. intuitive reflection;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.2395

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT; Frederick, 2005) is a frequently used measure of cognitive vs. intuitive reflection. It is also a frequently found entertaining ‘test’ on the Internet. In a large age-stratified community-based sample (N = 2,272), we analyzed the impact of having already performed the CRT or any similar task in the past. Indeed, we found that 44% of participants had experiences with these tasks, which was reflected in higher CRT scores (Cohen’s d = 0.41). Furthermore, experienced participants were different from naïve participants in regard to their socio-demographics (younger, higher educated, fewer siblings, more likely single or in a relationship than married, having no children). The best predictors of a high CRT score were the highest educational qualification (4.62% explained variance) followed by the experience with the task (3.06%). Therefore, we suggest using more recent multi-item CRTs with newer items and a more elaborated test construction.

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