Cognitive Reflection Test.

CRT

What it measures

Cognitive reflection - the disposition and ability to override an intuitive but incorrect first answer with deliberative reasoning; correlates strongly with numeracy, general cognitive ability and normative decision making.

Length and format

3 (original); 4-, 7- and 8-item extended versions exist. open numeric short answer (bat-and-ball, machines, lily-pad problems) (performance/ability test)

Language versions

Widely translated - DE, FR, ES, IT, NL, PT, SV, PL, RU, ZH, JA, KO, TR, HE and others; wording is culture-portable and usually adapted rather than formally back-translated.

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Frederick, S. (2005). Cognitive reflection and decision making. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 19(4), 25-42.