Cognitive Reflection Overriding Intuitive Errors Questions and Answers

Question 1

A magazine and a banana together cost $3.30. The magazine costs $3.00 more than the banana. How much does the banana cost?

Accepted Answer

$0.15

Answer

$0.30

Answer

$3.00

Answer

$3.15

Question 2

Which of the following cognitive mechanisms best explains why people make mistakes on classic CRT problems like the 'bat and ball' question?

Accepted Answer

Attribute Substitution

Answer

Confirmation Bias

Answer

Hindsight Bias

Answer

Anchoring Bias

Question 3

Emily's father has five daughters: 1. Lala, 2. Lele, 3. Lili, 4. Lolo. What is the name of the fifth daughter?

Accepted Answer

Emily

Answer

Lulu

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Lola

Answer

There is not enough information

Question 4

Successfully answering a Cognitive Reflection Test question correctly requires the test-taker to engage in what specific cognitive action?

Accepted Answer

Inhibiting the prepotent (intuitive) response

Answer

Reinforcing the initial gut feeling

Answer

Accelerating heuristic-based decision-making

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Priming an emotional response

Question 5

A man has two coins that total 35 cents. One of the coins is NOT a quarter. What are the two coins?

Accepted Answer

A dime and a quarter

Answer

Three dimes and a nickel

Answer

A 30-cent piece and a nickel

Answer

It's impossible to solve

Question 6

A manager is reviewing a proposal that seems exceptionally good and feels an immediate, positive gut reaction. To avoid a potential intuitive error, which of the following is the most effective immediate strategy?

Accepted Answer

Deliberately slow down and try to re-frame the problem from a different perspective.

Answer

Trust the initial positive feeling as it is based on experience.

Answer

Immediately seek consensus from the team to validate the gut reaction.

Answer

Make a decision quickly to maintain momentum.