Mindware Instantiation as a Predictor of Logical Intuitions in the Cognitive Reflection Test

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https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2021.02.822

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cognitive reflection, mindware, conflict detection, logical intuition, two-response paradigm

Abstract

Following the growing body of evidence suggesting that substantial individual differences in reasoning exist already at early stages of the reasoning process and that reasoners might be able to produce logical intuitions, the model of mindware automatization posits that the mindware acquired to the extent that it is fully automatized can cue the logically correct type 1 response. In this study, we asked participants to solve the Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT) presented under the two-response paradigm. Among individual difference factors, we measured mindware instantiation and conflict detection efficiency. These variables explained approximately 10% of the variance in the accuracy of intuitive answers. We also observed that in more than half of cases, the correct response was already correct at the initial response stage. These results are in line with the theoretical model of mindware automatization to a large extent and raise a question about the main attribute of the CRT.

 

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2021-05-18

How to Cite

Burič, R., & Konrádová, Ľubica. (2021). Mindware Instantiation as a Predictor of Logical Intuitions in the Cognitive Reflection Test. Studia Psychologica, 63(2), 114–128. https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2021.02.822

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Special Issue: Individual and social predictors of irrational behavior and belie