Abstract

We investigate whether non-miserly cognitive styles mediate the effects of cognitive ability and thinking dispositions on rational thought. Specifically, we review relevant literature on two dimensions that define non-miserly cognitive style: reflection-impulsivity and analytic-intuitive. We use these two dimensions to identify a continuum of cognitive styles that vary from miserly (impulsive-intuitive) to non-miserly (reflective-analytic) and are congruent with tendencies to commit specific rational thinking errors. Further, we argue that this continuum, which we label reflective-analytic cognitive style, mediates the effect of cognitive ability and thinking dispositions on rational thought. We conduct an experiment testing our predictions and find evidence, via structural equation modelling, that reflective-analytic cognitive style does mediate the effect of cognitive ability (as measured by working memory capacity) and thinking dispositions (as measured by need for cognition and actively open-minded thinking) on responses to traditional rational thinking tasks.

摘要

我们调查无错认知方式是否介导认知能力和思维倾向对理性思维的影响。具体来说，我们回顾了定义非错误认知风格的两个方面的相关文献：反射冲动和分析直觉。我们使用这两个维度来识别从错误（冲动-直觉）到非错误（反射-分析）的认知风格的连续体，并且与犯下特定理性思维错误的倾向相吻合。此外，我们认为，这个连续性，我们标记为反思性分析的认知风格，介导了认知能力和思维倾向对理性思维的影响。我们进行了一项测试我们的预测的实验，并通过结构方程建模找到了证据，