Cognitive Reflection Test.
CRT
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.
- Provisionally grouped under
- 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.
- 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.
Measures you can take in intelligence and cognitive ability
These are measures in the same field, which you can take here. This entry does not describe them.
More in Intelligence and cognitive ability
- ICAR - International Cognitive Ability Resource
Original public set = 60 items (9 Letter/Number Series, 11 Matrix Reasoning, 16 Verbal Reasoning, 24 3-D Rotation); ICAR-16 sample test; full bank now ~1,000 items. public-domain / open.
- AH4 / AH5 / AH6 Group Tests of General Intelligence (Heim series)
AH4 = 65 items (Part 1 verbal/numerical + Part 2 diagrammatic); AH5/AH6 = high-ability versions. copyrighted - commercial.
- scales (cut-e / Aon) - Aon Assessment (cut-e) scales Cognitive Ability Tests
Modular: separate short adaptive/fixed scales tests (e.g. scales numerical, scales eql numerical, scales verbal, scales lst deductive-logic, scales cls/sx inductive); each typically a few minutes. copyrighted - commercial.
- ASVAB - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
approx 135 (CAT-ASVAB, 10 subtests); paper form longer. public-domain / open.
- BAT-7 - Bateria de Aptitudes de TEA
7 aptitude tests; item counts vary by level (~15-32 items per test, approx). copyrighted - commercial.
- BADyG - Bateria de Aptitudes Diferenciales y Generales
9 tests per level (item counts vary by level). copyrighted - commercial.
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