Does Time Pressure Make Us Illogical?

Abstract

Hybrid models of reasoning posit the concept of logical intuitions that are based on highly automatized mindware, that is – knowledge about mathematical, logical, and probabilistic principles. The aim of the present study was to investigate precisely when logical intuitions activate. To this end, we have conducted an experimental study and employed the two response paradigm which allowed for delineating intuitive from deliberative answers on cognitive reflection test. We also registered participants' intelligence, mindware and executive functions in order to use these known correlates to pinpoint the logical intuitions timeframe. The results indicate that logical intuitions activate in the first 250 ms after participants have read the task.