[CS-FSLUG] Cognitive Reflection Test

[Christopher Rose]

Ed's questions with my answers (likely I am wrong).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Hurst" <ehurst at asisaid.com>
To: "CS-FSLUG" <christiansource at ofb.biz>
Subject: [CS-FSLUG] Cognitive Reflection Test
Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:40:42 -0500

> 
> This is relatively new in business personnel management circles. 
> The test is used to differentiate between those who answer 
> impulsively and those likely to actually *think* about things. 
> Sometimes, the questions are embedded in a longer test, but these 
> are the key items:
> 
> (1) A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs a dollar 
> more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? The ball costs $0.10
> 
> (2) If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long 
> would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets? It would still take five minutes.
> 
> (3) In a lake, there is a patch of lilypads. Every day, the patch 
> doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the 
> entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of 
> the lake? To cover half the lake takes 47 days.
> 
> The assumption I have is we geeks are more likely to get it right, 
> and much more quickly, than the average population.
> 
> -- Ed Hurst
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