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The Common Admission Test (CAT) [1] is a computer based test for admission in graduate management programs. The test consists of three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Ability. The exam was taken online over a period of three hours, with one hour per section.
CAT successively selects questions for the purpose of maximizing the precision of the exam based on what is known about the examinee from previous questions. [2] From the examinee's perspective, the difficulty of the exam seems to tailor itself to their level of ability.
Gerd Gigerenzer has criticized the framing of cognitive biases as errors in judgment, and favors interpreting them as arising from rational deviations from logical thought. [6] Explanations include information-processing rules (i.e., mental shortcuts), called heuristics, that the brain uses to produce decisions or judgments.
In his brain dominance model, Herrmann identifies four different modes of thinking: A. Analytical thinking; Key words: logical, factual, critical, technical, quantitative. Preferred activities: collecting data, analysis, understanding how things work, judging ideas based on facts, criteria and logical reasoning. B. Sequential thinking
An indirect argument for the metacognitive model is based on the observation that training people in logical reasoning helps them make more accurate self-assessments. [2] Many criticisms of the metacognitive model hold that it has insufficient empirical evidence and that alternative models offer a better explanation.
No, having your kids listen to Mozart will NOT make them smarter. And there are no “right-brained” or “left-brained” people.
In 1991, the test changed again. Though the test was still divided into four subtests, they were renamed as the verbal reasoning, biological sciences, physical sciences, and writing sample sections. Questions retained the multiple-choice format, though the majority of the questions were divided into passage sets.
Logical arguments are simple chains of statements people make to explain something they believe or notice about themselves, other people or the world at large. LSAT Logical Reasoning Questions ...