Does performance on the cognitive reflection test indicate cognitive miserliness? Evidence from response times, working memory capacity, and warnings
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DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2025.2498573
Abstract: ABSTRACT According to the model of Individual Differences in Heuristics and Biases (Stanovich, K. E. (2018). Miserliness in human cognition: The interaction of detection, override and mindware. Thinking & Reasoning, 24(4), 423–444. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546783.2018.1459314; Stanovich, K.… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive reflection; working memory; reflection test; psychology ... See more keywords
Slower is not always better: Response-time evidence clarifies the limited role of miserly information processing in the Cognitive Reflection Test
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186404
Abstract: We report a study examining the role of ‘cognitive miserliness’ as a determinant of poor performance on the standard three-item Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT). The cognitive miserliness hypothesis proposes that people often respond incorrectly on… read more here.
Keywords: crt items; reflection test; processing; response ... See more keywords