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Thinking

Everything on this site about thinking — each one naming the study behind it.

You make judgements based on how quickly you think.
The feeling of ease, or processing fluency, acts as a heuristic for validity.…
You are smarter when you slow down deliberately.
The Cognitive Reflection Test predicts performance on logical tasks by measuring impulse inhibition.…
Ambient noise levels determine your creativity.
A 2012 study found that moderate levels of ambient noise boost abstract thinking compared to total silence.…
Your brain prefers to avoid thinking deeply.
The cognitive miser theory suggests that you habitually seek shortcuts to minimize mental effort.…