Ironically, the Nobel Prize was awarded for studies of cognitive characteristics that are entirely missing from the most well-known mental assessment device in the behavioral sciences: intelligence tests. Scientists and laypeople alike tend to agree that “good thinking” encompasses sound judgment and decision-making – the type of thinking that helps us achieve our goals.
具有讽刺意味的是，诺贝尔奖是针对就某些认知特征所作的研究而颁发的。而在行为科学最广为人知的脑力评估 —智力测验里，这些认知特征却完全无影无踪。科学家和外行人同样倾向于赞同“优质思维”包含着准确的判断力和决策力，这也是帮助我们达成目标的思维能力。但是智力测验中却找不到针对这种优质的（理性的）思维的测定方式。