A developmental study of the bat/ ball problem of CRT: How to override the bias and its relation to executive functioning
In two experiments, we explored the nature of the bias observed in the bat/ball problem of the Cognitive Reflection Test (Frederick, 2005), how to override it, and its relation to executive functioning. Based on the original bat/ball problem, we designed two additional isomorphic items. In Experimen...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Camilo José Cela (UCJC) |
| Repositorio: | Depósito Digital e-UCJC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ucjc.edu:20.500.12020/1887 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12020/1887 https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12400 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Psicología Neurociencia cognitiva Psicología experimental 6106 Psicología Experimental 2490 Neurociencias |
| Sumario: | In two experiments, we explored the nature of the bias observed in the bat/ball problem of the Cognitive Reflection Test (Frederick, 2005), 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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