Cognitive Reflection Test CRT and Decision-Making 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
- $0.05 (Correct answer)
- $0.10
- $0.15
- $1.00
Correct answer: $0.05
If the ball is $0.05, the bat is $1.05, together $1.10, satisfying the $1.00 difference.
Question 2: The classic CRT is designed primarily to measure a person's tendency to do what?
- Recall memorized facts
- Override an intuitive but wrong answer with reflection (Correct answer)
- Solve problems quickly
- Estimate probabilities
Correct answer: Override an intuitive but wrong answer with reflection
The CRT measures whether a person suppresses the first intuitive response and reflects to find the correct one.
Question 3: In dual-process theory, the fast, automatic, intuitive mode of thinking is called what?
- System 1 (Correct answer)
- System 2
- System 3
- System 0
Correct answer: System 1
System 1 is the fast, automatic, and intuitive process, while System 2 is slow and deliberate.
Question 4: If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would 100 machines take to make 100 widgets?
- 100 minutes
- 5 minutes (Correct answer)
- 20 minutes
- 50 minutes
Correct answer: 5 minutes
Each machine makes one widget in 5 minutes, so 100 machines make 100 widgets in 5 minutes.
Question 5: In a lake, a patch of lily pads doubles in size every day. If it takes 48 days to cover the whole lake, how long to cover half the lake?
- 24 days
- 47 days (Correct answer)
- 12 days
- 46 days
Correct answer: 47 days
Since the patch doubles daily, it was half-covered the day before full coverage, on day 47.
Question 6: A high CRT score is most strongly associated with which trait?
- Greater reliance on gut feelings
- Reduced susceptibility to cognitive biases (Correct answer)
- Higher emotional reactivity
- Faster reading speed
Correct answer: Reduced susceptibility to cognitive biases
People who score high on the CRT tend to be less susceptible to common judgment biases.
Question 7: The most common wrong answer to a CRT question is best described as what?
- A random guess
- The answer that first springs to mind (Correct answer)
- A carefully calculated error
- A refusal to respond
Correct answer: The answer that first springs to mind
CRT lure answers are the intuitive responses that immediately come to mind before reflection.
Cognitive Reflection Test CRT and Decision-Making 2
A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total.
The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball.
How much does the ball cost?