| Test |
Overview |
Time taken |
| Applied Power |
Requires a sustained application of intelligence to a series of logical problems and an ability to reason from basic principles. Does not depend on prior knowledge. |
12 minutes |
| Processing Speed |
Requires accuracy in recognising a stimulus and responding to it. At one level it may be regarded as a clerical test, but it also reveals an ability to order data systematically |
3 minutes |
| Mechanical Understanding |
This is a test of an individuals' understanding of the basic principles of dynamics, being presented in the form of mechanical devices and situations involving forces. |
8 minutes |
| Numerical Computation |
Requires the application of the basic rules of numeracy. Problems are presented in the accepted mathematical sequence. Experience shows that people who really are numerate perform well on this test even though they may have "forgotten" about mental arithmetic. |
6 minutes |
| Numerical Reasoning |
Requires an understanding of the relationship between sets of numbers. It is a good predictor of academic performance as well as an indicator of an individuals' ability to solve problems involving numbers. |
10 minutes |
| Spatial Ability |
Is a test of the ability to visualise objects in three dimensions. Problems are presented two-dimensionally and participants must rotate and turn over shapes 'in the mind's eye'. |
6 minutes |
| Perceptual Reasoning |
Is a reasoning test based upon non-verbal principles and is predictive for areas involving science and technology. |
6 minutes |
| Verbal Comprehension |
Is a good academic predictor as well as a measure of attainment. It is a definate measure of comprehensions because of the need to understand increasingly complex vocabulary. |
6 minutes |
| Verbal Reasoning |
Measures the ability to deduce or extrapolate conclusions by logical reasoning even in absence of specific information. It is a good predictor of occupational level and is a useful indicator of the ability to understand and communicate. |
10 minutes |
Hogrefe Uitgevers – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Testzentrale Schweiz – Berne, Switzerland
Hogrefe Publishing – Cambridge, USA
Apparatezentrum – Gottingen, Germany
Editions Hogrefe France – Paris
Hogrefe Testcentrum – Prag, Czech Republic
Hogrefe Psykologiforlaget – Stockholm, Sweden
Hogrefe Austria – Vienna
Dansk Psykologisk Forlag – Virum, Denmark
