[CS-FSLUG] Cognitive Reflection Test
Christopher Rose
kf6snj at lycos.com
Sat Jul 16 10:52:06 CDT 2005
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
> ----------
> Bible Site -- http://users.tconline.net/~softedges/
> Plain & Simple Computer Help -- http://ed.asisaid.com/
> Plain Package weblog -- http://ed.asisaid.com/blog/
>
> _______________________________________________
> ChristianSource FSLUG mailing list
> Christiansource at ofb.biz
> http://cs.uninetsolutions.com
Linux Counter User: #350477
http://www.counter.li.org
--
_______________________________________________
NEW! Lycos Dating Search. The only place to search multiple dating sites at once.
http://datingsearch.lycos.com
More information about the Christiansource
mailing list