Cognitive Reflection Test Overriding Intuitive Errors 2

Question 1

A pen and a notebook cost $6.20 in total. The notebook costs $6.00 more than the pen. How much does the pen cost?

Accepted Answer

$0.10

Answer

If the pen is $0.10, the notebook is $6.10, which totals $6.20 with a $6.00 gap.

Question 2

If it takes 8 machines 8 minutes to make 8 gadgets, how long would 40 machines take to make 40 gadgets?

Accepted Answer

8 minutes

Answer

Each machine makes one gadget in 8 minutes, so any equal number of machines and gadgets still takes 8 minutes.

Question 3

A vine doubles its coverage on a pond every day and covers it fully in 60 days. On what day was it half covered?

Accepted Answer

Day 59

Answer

Since it doubles daily, the day before full coverage it was exactly half covered.

Question 4

Which mental process does the CRT primarily measure by using questions with a tempting wrong answer?

Accepted Answer

The ability to suppress an intuitive response and reason deliberately

Answer

The CRT tests whether a person can override a fast, intuitive answer in favor of reflective reasoning.

Question 5

In dual-process theory, the fast, automatic answer that CRT items trigger comes from which system?

Accepted Answer

System 1

Answer

System 1 produces fast, intuitive responses, which the CRT tempts you to accept.

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