#cognitive reflection test

A new scientific study finds that people who use analytical reasoning are more likely to identify implausible (fake) news headlines correctly, and more likely to distinguish successfully between fake news and real news.

That’s probably not too surprising.

The significance of the study is that this remained consistent even when the fake news aligned with their political ideology. In fact, analytical thinkers were even better at spotting fake news when it appeared to align with their views.

“Falling for fake news is more a result of a lack of thinking than partisanship. ... Susceptibility to fake news is driven more by lazy thinking than it is by partisan bias.”

Take the world’s shortest IQ test!

The Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT), developed in 2005 by psychologist and Yale School of Management professor Shane Frederick, is the world’s shortest IQ test, comprised of only three questions. In a paper published in The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Frederick explains that he picked the three questions because they were all “found to yield impulsive erroneous responses” — the questions…

Prof. Shane Frederick (1968- ) ABD’de Yale Üniversitesi Yönetim Okulu’nda profesördür. Kendisi karar verme, zamanlar arası seçim, zaman tercihleri ve iskonto fonksiyonları gibi konularda otorite kabul edilir. Bir teste katılan kişilerin rasyonel (akılcı) davranma tutumlarını araştıran “Bilişsel Yansıma Testi (Cognitive Reflection Test)” olarak bilinen zekâ testi ile tanınır.

Frederick’in 2005…

Hank Green, Caitlin Hofmeister, and Jessi Castaneda try different versions of  the Cognitive Reflection Test. NEW from @braincraft!