Are you a highly cognitive person? Take the need for cognition test with me and see how you score!

Have you ever found yourself getting lost in thought, only to realize that you love it? In today's video, we're diving into why some of us are wired to enjoy deep thinking and problem-solving. I'll introduce you to the "Need for Cognition"-a trait that explains why some of us crave mental challenges.
💡 PLUS, we’ll take a quick test together to see where you score! Grab a pen and paper, and let’s explore the science of thinking.
✏️ How did you score? Let me know in a comment below!
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Timestamps:
01:43 - Can you explain why you like thinking
02:45 - The need for cognition explained
04:40 - Take the test with me!
05:28 - Statements 1 to 18
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[@martastrosa]

I scored a whopping 33 🤭 How many points on the need for cognition test did you get?

[@theGunray]

27 - I racked up a handful of 1's in the later half of questions. There are nuances here that I feel are left out/not thought of, though? I enjoy the "complex problem"-solving and the like, but I feel like there's a place and a time for simple, trivial tasks as well, as they might be fulfilling in other ways. "What's 2+2?" Is a trivial question, but what if I'm asked that by a 5 year old, who doesn't comprehend it, and wants to learn? Or maybe your grandparents can't quite figure out KZbin, and need your help? These smaller tasks can also be enjoyable, albeit in a different way - the "reward structure" is entirely different. There's also a vague notion of "difficult for the sake of difficulty" incorporated in some questions that I don't see the need for. Take question 15; the "important" aspect of the task is doing a lot of heavy lifting, imo. If the easy thing is important as well, my pragmaticism would "force" me to go for the easy win, at least some of the time. Or question 7; some problems, in some settings, punish you for "thinking too hard" - a school exam, for instance. Any time spent overthinking is time wasted, and only thinking "the correct amount" is required/ideal. Do highly cognitive people necessarily HAVE to make things as hard as possible for themselves, all the time, for maximum stimulation, even at their own detriment? On another note - in a world that's increasingly "intellectual" - I've come to appreciate the odd physical task that much more, especially if it's masked as a game of sorts. The "Ninja Warrior" obstacle courses look really cool for that very reason. Same thing with regards to escape rooms, or just casual bowling, minigolf, etc. Anyway, fun thought experiment!

[@janstraka7927]

32

[@martastrosa]

Thank you for sharing!

[@sabinametcalf3511]

I enjoyed this video so much! I scored 26. But I have a feeling that my score would have been higher if I didn’t take this test after a sleepless night and at the end of a workday! 😅

[@martastrosa]

Haha, yes maybe your need for rest is higher than your need for cognition right now! Thank you for stopping by!

[@KAIZORIANEMPIRE]

it's a little bit of an oxymoron to be taking tests about cognitive abilities if you are cognitively gifted. This is because tests would really not show or prove anything apart from perhaps speed of processing but it's difficult to abstract depth from tests. The best way i can think of is having a conversation with a person and gauging how well developed their fluid intelligence is and or their crystalized intelligence is.

[@bulwarkjm2]

30

[@martastrosa]

Does this score represent your experience well?

[@bulwarkjm2]

​@@martastrosaYes. Can I ask though, do you view somebody with a "need for cognition" as being different from an "intellectual"?

[@martastrosa]

​@@bulwarkjm2 What a great question. The general distunction for me is that intellectual, the adjective, refers to other mind-related activities: reading, learning, discussing, etc., while the need for cognition is mostly the need to process information. Commonly, we also reserve the noun "an intellectual" to refer to someone who does writing, thinking, and reflection on an aspect of society. What do you think?

[@stephopalopal]

😉👍

[@martastrosa]

Did you enjoy the test? 😊

[@kylehanlon8212]

31

[@martastrosa]

Do you feel it reflects how you go through life?

[@julianopires2315]

35

[@martastrosa]

Ohh, that’s interesting! Do you think the test reflects how you go through life?