Minnesota Paper Form Board Test
Minnesota Paper Form Board Test is said to test “imagery capacity” ,[1] “spatial visualization”,[2]“mental visualization skills” [3] “part–whole relationship skills” [4] and “the ability of an individual to visualize and manipulate objects in space”.[5] The test consists of five figures and one of the figures displayed in disarranged parts. The subject has to decide which of the figures displays the pieces joined together.
References
- ↑ Denis, M. and Kosslyn, SM (1999). "Scanning visual mental images: A window on the mind". Cahiers de psychologie cognitive (Association pour la diffusion des recherches en sciences cognitives) 18 (4): 452.
- ↑ Hegarty, M. & Waller, E. (2005). "Individual differences in spatial abilities". In Priti Shah & Akira Miyake. The Cambridge handbook of visuospatial thinking. Cambridge University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-521-80710-4.
- ↑ http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.89.9200&rep=rep1&type=pdf
- ↑ http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/12/4/432.pdf
- ↑ http://www.vocationalassessments.com/maps/704287144.pdf
External links
Revised Minnesota Paper Form Board Test instructions and sample problems can be found in Appendix D (page 107) of
Short descriptions:
- http://www.jdentaled.org/cgi/reprint/65/9/874.pdf
- http://books.google.nl/books?id=VNPhIyZFmkAC&pg=PA236&lpg=PA236&dq=%22Minnesota+Paper+Form+Board%22+diagram&source=bl&ots=WmEPOllf0b&sig=Gqk755WetnFUhFI_-IVqE3ewpVA&hl=en&ei=yky2SvCbEOWrjAeU492vDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#v=onepage&q=%22Minnesota%20Paper%20Form%20Board%22%20diagram&f=false
Inessential information around the test:
- Muchinsky, P.M. (2004). "Mechanical aptitude and spatial ability testing". In Jay C. Thomas; Michel Hersen. Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment. Vol 4: Industrial and organizational assessment. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-471-41614-2.