Cognitive Reflection Test Metacognitive Self-Correction 2

Question 1

A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. What is the correct price of the ball once you check your first answer?

Accepted Answer

$0.05

Answer

If the ball is $0.05, the bat is $1.05, and together they total $1.10 with a $1.00 difference.

Question 2

In metacognition, what is the primary function of 'monitoring'?

Accepted Answer

Judging how well one currently understands a task

Answer

Monitoring is the ongoing assessment of one's own comprehension and progress.

Question 3

You quickly answer '100 minutes' to a machine-widget problem, then pause. What metacognitive step lets you catch that the answer is actually 5 minutes?

Accepted Answer

Overriding the intuitive response with deliberate reasoning

Answer

Deliberate System 2 reasoning overrides the tempting but wrong intuitive answer.

Question 4

Which feeling is the strongest cue that you should slow down and re-examine your answer?

Accepted Answer

A nagging sense that the answer came too easily

Answer

An answer that feels suspiciously effortless is a classic signal to invoke reflection.

Question 5

What does 'calibration' refer to in metacognitive accuracy?

Accepted Answer

The match between confidence and actual performance

Answer

Good calibration means your confidence level closely tracks how correct you actually are.

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Cognitive Reflection Test Metacognitive Self-Correction 2