Caterina Primi|Maria Anna Donati|Francesca Chiesi|Kinga Morsanyi
Are there gender differences in cognitive reflection? Invariance and differences related to mathematics
University of Florence|University of Florence|University of Florence|Queen's University Belfast
cognitive reflection recognized important skill necessary making advantageous decisions even though gender differences cognitive reflection test crt appear robust across multiple studies little research examined source gender gap performance study 1 tested invariance scale across genders study 2 investigated role math anxiety mathematical reasoning gender crt performance results attested measurement equivalence cognitive reflection test long crt l administered male female students additionally results mediation analysis showed indirect effect gender crtl performance mathematical reasoning math anxiety direct effect gender longer statistically significant accounting variables current findings suggest cognitive reflection affected numerical skills related feelings