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July 3, 2008, Behavioral Economics

Comments on "Analytical/Intuitive Thinking: PART I, Determine Your Thinking Process"

Analytical/Intuitive Thinking: PART I, Determine Your Thinking Process

By John Nofsinger, Ph.D. on July 3, 2008 in Mind on My Money

People who use a primarily analystical thinking mode seem to make different decisions than intuitive people when faced with decisions under risk and uncertainty. To determine your thinking mode, take his Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT). Read More

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Submitted by Tiffany Resch on September 11, 2008 - 2:36pm.

I love quizzes like this, but it is definitely made for math smarties. These tests are supposed to tell you something about yourself, and with this i found myself reading the questions over and over again not knowing the answers. I am embarrassed but the bottom line is, who judges the answers you give, and who made this test for what purpose? I tracked to part2 and still was confused on why this all matters.

Yeah

Submitted by A on January 26, 2009 - 3:05pm.

Yeah

Critic on the CRT

Submitted by Anonymous on April 8, 2009 - 8:13am.

You can find a critic of the CRT here on Brain Gain Network

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