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Cognitive abilities and behavioral biases
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Abstract We use a simple, three-item test for cognitive abilities to investigate whether established behavioral biases that play a prominent role in behavioral economics and finance are related to cognitive abilities. We find that higher test scores on the Cognitive Reflection Test of Frederick (2005) indeed... view more
We use a simple, three-item test for cognitive abilities to investigate whether established behavioral biases that play a prominent role in behavioral economics and finance are related to cognitive abilities. We find that higher test scores on the Cognitive Reflection Test of Frederick (2005) indeed are correlated with lower incidences of the conjunction fallacy and conservatism in updating probabilities. Test scores are also significantly related to subjects’ time and risk preferences. Test scores have no influence on the amount of anchoring, although there is evidence of anchoring among all subjects. Even if incidences of most biases are lower for people with higher cognitive abilities, they still remain substantial.... view less
Classification
General Psychology
Free Keywords
C91; D80; D90; J24; Behavioral finance; Biases; Cognitive abilities; Cognitive reflection test
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
147–152 p.
Journal
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 72 (2009) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2009.04.018
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)