On the validity of Raven's matrices test: Does spatial ability contribute to performance?

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1998-2010

  Schweizer, Karl ^a   Goldhammer, Frank ^a   Rauch, Wolfgang ^a   Moosbrugger, Helfried ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advanced progressive matrices; Assessment; Cognitive ability; Matrices test; Spatial ability; Test construction; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748858635     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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