[CS-FSLUG] Cognitive Reflection Test

[Ed Hurst]

On Sunday 17 July 2005 20:15, Robert W. wrote:
> 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.

Precisely! Well said, Robert. Some have alleged it's just another way to 
limit women applicants, because anyone with a background in 
demographics could have predicted that women don't do as well on this 
test as men. Oddly, the younger generation has the smallest gap between 
the sexes, primarily because the guys are "more feminized" -- that is 
they, tend to match the failure rate of women, rather than younger 
women doing better.

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Ed Hurst
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