Primary Mental Abilities Test (Thurstone PMA).

PMA

What it measures

verbal comprehension (V); numerical/number facility (N); spatial visualization (S); reasoning (R); word fluency (W); (historically) memory & perceptual speed

Length and format

Multiple separate ability subtests (typically 5 primary factors retained in published forms). group-administered timed paper-and-pencil ability items per factor (performance/ability test)

Language versions

Spanish PMA (TEA Ediciones) is a long-standing, widely used school edition in Spain/Latin America; other adaptations

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

copyrighted - commercial

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Reference

Thurstone, L. L., & Thurstone, T. G. (1938/1962). Primary Mental Abilities. Chicago, IL: SRA. (Spanish ed., TEA Ediciones.)