Raven's Progressive Matrices
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CORE DEFINITION
A non-verbal intelligence test that presents matrices composed of figures, requiring the test-taker to infer the missing figure based on the patterns in rows and columns. It measures fluid intelligence—the ability to reason and identify patterns in novel situations.
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Culturally fair assessment of reasoning ability. Because it does not rely on language and cultural knowledge, Raven's Matrices is widely used for cross-cultural intelligence comparisons. Its core insight: pattern recognition and abstract reasoning are core components of intelligence.
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Raven's Matrices is a non-verbal, figure-based reasoning test that measures abstract reasoning ability (fluid intelligence) through progressive matrices, with minimal influence from culture and language.
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