The difference in BiG ratings measured before compared to after CRT measurement did not reach statistical significance, Hedges’s g = − 0.03, 95% CI [− 0.08, 0.02], p = 0.24.
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There is an ongoing debate about the practical significance of the small effect sizes found in this particular literature (not practically significant: Gervais, 2024 ; practically significant: Stagnaro & Pennycook, 2025 ) and we suggest that richer cognitive models that unpack relationships among intuitive thinking, reflective thinking, and BiG (and other individual differences) need be developed to facilitate interpretation of the practical significance (or lack thereof) of the small, yet strongly supported, associations identified in the current study and earlier studies.