Leistungspruefsystem 2 (LPS-2).
LPS-2
Broad cognitive ability structured on Carroll's three-stratum model: crystallized intelligence (Gc), fluid intelligence (Gf), visual perception (Gv) and cognitive speed (Gs), derived from 11 first-order subtests.
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 11 subtests (general knowledge, anagrams, figure series, number series, letter series, mental rotation, area numbers, line patterns, eighth sign, line comparison, addition). multiple-choice and speeded paper-and-pencil ability items; group administrable (performance/ability test)
- Language versions
- Primarily German-language (DE, AT, CH). The predecessor LPS (Horn, 1962/1983) circulated in adapted form in several European countries. A national flagship rather than an internationally translated battery.
- Licence
- copyrighted - commercial
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- Reference
- Kreuzpointner, L., Lukesch, H., & Horn, W. (2013). Leistungspruefsystem 2 (LPS-2). Goettingen: Hogrefe. https://www.hogrefe.com/
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