Engaging System 2 requires significant metabolic energy. Your brain consumes a lot of your body’s energy as it is; intense ...

Fewer than one in five people pass this IQ test, thought to be the shortest in the world at only three questions long. The Cognitive Reflection Test has a pass rate of just 17 per cent, leaving the ...

There are plenty of IQ and aptitude tests designed to measure intelligence, work style and even career paths for those unsure of what direction to take. But what if a simple, three-question test could ...

Just last month, Trump announced that he recently passed a “third” cognitive test. This led social media users on Friday to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. A new study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that psychology’s ...

Cognitive reflection and decision-making competence refer to the capacity to override intuitive, automatic responses in favour of more analytical and deliberate thought processes. This field ...

It’s best to solve this week’s puzzle (really, three mini-puzzles) without an introduction. I’ll explain why after you’ve given it a shot. Did you miss last week’s puzzle? Check it out here, and find ...

A new study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that psychology’s famous “Cognitive Reflection Test” — a three-item questionnaire designed to measure a person’s ability to find a difficult ...

Trump gets a lot of things wrong when he talks about cognitive tests. He recently bragged to journalists that he “aced” one, and said the doctors at Walter Reed told him no president had taken a ...