Browsing Waterloo Research by Author "Fugelsang, Jonathan A."
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Dunning-Kruger effects in reasoning: Theoretical implications of the failure to recognize incompetence
Pennycook, Gordon; Ross, Robert; Koehler, Derek; Fugelsang, Jonathan (Springer, 2017-12)The Dunning-Kruger effect refers to the observation that the incompetent are often ill-suited to recognize their incompetence. Here we investigate potential Dunning-Kruger effects in high-level reasoning and, in particular, ... -
Not so fast: Individual differences in impulsiveness are only a modest predictor of cognitive reflection
LIttrell, Shane; Fugelsang, Jonathan; Risko, Evan F. (Elsevier, 2020-02-01)The extent to which a person engages in reflective thinking while problem-solving is often measured using the Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT; Frederick, 2005). Some past research has attributed poorer performance on the ... -
Overconfidently Underthinking: Narcissism negatively predicts Cognitive Reflection
LIttrell, Shane; Fugelsang, Jonathan; Risko, Evan F. (Taylor & Francis, 2020)There exists a large body of work examining individual differences in the propensity to engage in reflective thinking processes. However, there is a distinct lack of empirical research examining the role of dispositional ... -
Unclaimed Prize Information Increases the Appeal of Scratch Card Games
Stange, Madison; Walker, Alexander C.; Fugelsang, Jonathan A.; Koehler, Derek J.; Dixon, Mike J. (Taylor and Francis, 2020-11-03)Previous research suggests that intuitively appealing, yet uninformative unclaimed prize information is capable of biasing gambling-related judgments when people compare scratch cards that vary in the number of unclaimed ...