[CS-FSLUG] Cognitive Reflection Test

[Robert W.]

On 07/17/2005 06:22:42 AM, Dommy E. Hamid wrote:
> Don't worry about it. I don't think this test is really a measure of  
> how intelligent you are. When I was in high school, I dealt with this  
> type of questions frequently because I was in Math Club, so I thought  
> I could solve it with little problem. Yet, I found out that it took  
> me a lot more time to solve the questions. I guess it's because my  
> English is getting poorer so I have to read and reread the questions  
> in order to come up with the right formula :)
> 
> The way it is written is kind of "tricky" too.

It seemed like the questions were worded to make you "feel" the wrong  
answer. They set up a cadence with the numbers. So a "gut feeling"  
(intuitive thinking) was the wrong answer. You had to break the rythmn  
to get the right answer.

-- 
Robert W.
robertwo at insightbb.com

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