2005 MIT-developed Cognitive Reflection Test has a 17% pass rate, evaluating "impulsive" thinking by challenging participants to override initial incorrect answers.

The Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT), developed in 2005 by MIT Professor Shane Frederick, has a pass rate of 17%. This test challenges "impulsive" thinking and requires participants to suppress their initial incorrect answers to reach the correct solution. Questions include a bat and ball costing $1.10, 100 machines making 100 widgets, and a lake's lily pad patch covering half in 47 days. Correct answers: 1) Ball = $0.05, Bat = $1.05; 2) 5 minutes; 3) Day 47.

August 02, 2024
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