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Intelligence and cognitive ability

Hagen Matrices Test.

HMT (HMT-S short form)

What it measures
induction / fluid reasoning (Gf); general cognitive ability (g); nonverbal figural reasoning
Length and format
HMT = 20 items; HMT-S short form = 6 items. 3x3 figural matrix with the lower-right cell missing; choose the completing figure from 8 alternatives; web-based, time-limited; number-correct scoring (performance/ability test)
Language versions
German (original); English and Spanish web versions; figural items language-free
Normative data
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Licence
copyrighted - author permission

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Reference
Heydasch, T., Renner, K.-H., Haubrich, J., Hilbig, B. E., & Zettler, I. (2013). The Hagen Matrices Test (HMT). ZIS - GESIS (access.gesis.org/zis/655); HMT-S in methods, data, analyses (MDA).

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