A developmental study of the bat/ball problem of CRT: How to override the bias and its relation to executive functioning.
Br J Psychol
; 111(2): 335-356, 2020 May.
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In two experiments, we explored the nature of the bias observed in the bat/ball problem of the cognitive reflection test (Frederick, 2005, J. Econ. Perspect., 19, 25), how to override it, and its relation to executive functioning. Based on the original bat/ball problem, we designed two additional isomorphic items. In Experiment 1, for four age groups, including 7-, 11-, and 15-year-olds and adults, we determined that the bias is related to the System 1 intervention; the performance in this item was not a matter of mathematical ability and it could be facilitated by changing the order in which the problems were presented. In Experiment 2, we determined that for 15-year-olds, good and bad performances in the item were related to executive functioning, particularly response-distractor inhibition, updating information in working memory, and the regulation of attention; however, subtle differences were identified when the problem was performed in a facilitative context compared with a non-facilitative context. The results indicated that cognitive abilities are a necessary but non-sufficient condition to resolve the problem.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cognición
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Función Ejecutiva
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Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
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Br J Psychol
Año:
2020
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Article
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España
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Reino Unido