Matrix Reasoning Item Bank.

MaRs-IB

What it measures

nonverbal abstract/fluid reasoning (Gf); figural matrix reasoning; general cognitive ability (g)

Length and format

80 items, each in 3 shape variants (three parallel forms); difficulty indexed by dimensionality (1-8). 3x3 figural matrix with the bottom-right cell missing; choose the missing element from 4 options; accuracy + response time scored; online/self-administrable (performance/ability test)

Language versions

Language-free figural stimuli (only instructions need localization); freely adaptable under CC-BY

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Chierchia, G., Fuhrmann, D., Knoll, L. J., Pi-Sunyer, B. P., Sakhardande, A. L., & Blakemore, S.-J. (2019). The matrix reasoning item bank (MaRs-IB): novel, open-access abstract reasoning items for adolescents and adults. Royal Society Open Science, 6, 190232.