I got all of them correct, because I didn’t choose an answer until I knew which one was right, but it’s supposed to be a test of “reflectiveness vs. impulsiveness” (not mentioned on the web page, but I googled the name of the test).
Presumably “impulsive” people are supposed to guess before they’re sure of the answer, but is reading a general trait into performance on a test like this any better than reading meaning into an inkblot?
The first hit on Google Scholar is
critical of the test.
ETA: Here and here are articles saying it’s only for use on children aged 6 to 12.
I agree with you, it is not clear from the test what you’re trying to optimize; sorting rotten fruit vs. detecting cancer in xrays are two examples of ‘visual examination’ where optimal behavior is very different.
So this only makes a good point when your confidence is not well calibrated (rather than consciously settling for lower confidence). I suspect the “impulsive” group Stenovich has in mind are people who are “sure” of the wrong answer, and do not update with feedback.
Interesting test to do, but it didn’t give me a score at the end.
yep, I remembered how many I got wrong, added to the comment.
I got all of them correct, because I didn’t choose an answer until I knew which one was right, but it’s supposed to be a test of “reflectiveness vs. impulsiveness” (not mentioned on the web page, but I googled the name of the test).
Presumably “impulsive” people are supposed to guess before they’re sure of the answer, but is reading a general trait into performance on a test like this any better than reading meaning into an inkblot? The first hit on Google Scholar is critical of the test.
ETA: Here and here are articles saying it’s only for use on children aged 6 to 12.
I agree with you, it is not clear from the test what you’re trying to optimize; sorting rotten fruit vs. detecting cancer in xrays are two examples of ‘visual examination’ where optimal behavior is very different.
So this only makes a good point when your confidence is not well calibrated (rather than consciously settling for lower confidence). I suspect the “impulsive” group Stenovich has in mind are people who are “sure” of the wrong answer, and do not update with feedback.
Yes, nowhere does it say whether you’re supposed to be going for time or for accuracy!