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Intelligence and cognitive ability

Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices.

APM

What it measures
general intelligence (g); high-level fluid/abstract reasoning; nonverbal reasoning
Length and format
Set I = 12 (practice) + Set II = 36 test items (48 total); APM-III (Pearson) ~23 items/40 min via item bank. multiple-choice nonverbal matrix-completion, higher difficulty for discrimination at top of ability range (performance/ability test)
Language versions
Figural/language-independent; used worldwide; multiple national norm sets
Normative data
A normative source exists, but its licence does not permit us to hold or republish the data. The reference below is the citation.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Raven, J. C. (1943/2007). Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices. London: Pearson Assessment.

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