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What is Abstract Reasoning ?
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AbsLracL reasonlng ls usually assessed as parL of !"#$%%!&$"'$ Lesung.
(")*'+,$ and absLracL reasonlng are oen used lnLerchangeably. WhllsL Lhey are sllghLly
dlerenL LesLs, Lhe general concepL behlnd refers Lo Lhe candldaLe's loglcal problem solvlng
ablllLy, Lhls ls a common form of -.+#*)$ -00$001$"#, aer numerlcal and verbal reasonlng.
lnducLlve reasonlng ls open and $2.%34-#!,$.
lL examlnes Lhe appllcanL's ablllLy Lo reach general
'3"'%*0!3"0 based on percelved paLLerns observed ln
speclflc evenLs (llke real-llfe argumenLs or scenarlos).
1he mosL common form of lnducLlve reasonlng LesL
lnvolves dlscoverlng Lhe .-##$4"0 LhaL exlsL ln a serles
of &4-.5!'0. 1he paLLerns are usually one of,
or a comblnaLlon of mulLlple posslble Lechnlques.
6$)*'+,$ reasonlng ls dlerenL, as
posslble 3*#'31$0 are explored and
dlscounLed ln order Lo arrlve aL Lhe
only posslble ouLcome wlLhouL
conLradlcung Lhe glven premlses
(e.g. Sudoku puzzles).
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How can AR be tested ?
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1he absLracL reasonlng LesL ls also called Lhe &4-.5!'-%, concepLual, "3"7,$48-% or
dlagrammauc reasonlng LesL because lL measures Lhe %-#$4-% #5!"9!"& skllls or
uld lnLelllgence, whlch are ablllues Lo qulckly ldenufy pauerns, %3&!'-% 4*%$0 and Lrends ln new
daLa, lnLegraLe Lhls lnformauon, and apply lL Lo 03%,$ .438%$10.
AbsLracL problems are oen ,!0*-% and Lyplcally do noL lnvolve soclal ldeas. 1hls ls one ma[or
reason for Lhelr popularlLy and exLenslve use for 4$'4*!#1$"# #$0#0 (e.g. LSC Lu Career
selecuon LesLs for Luropean lnsuLuuons), no language barrler exlsLs as lL ls purely 0:183%!'.
Also, Lhese LesLs can be used Lo measure Lhe ablllLy Lo qulckly ldenufy relauonshlps, .-;$4"0
and Lrends ln organlzauonal daLa, such as cusLomers' purchaslng behavlor or markeL research,
and Lhese are '4*'!-% 09!%%0 requlred for a candldaLe Lo #5!"9 0#4-#$&!'-%%:, grasp Lhe
blgger plcLure and qulckly solve problems.
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What are the testing rules ?
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ln an absLracL reasonlng LesL quesuon, you are glven a group or - 0$4!$0 3< 05-.$0 LhaL are
dened based on 3"$ 34 0$,$4-% %3&!'-% 4*%$0. Lach group or serles ls followed by a quesuon,
whlch Lyplcally requlres you Lo =") #5$ 1!00!"& 05-.$ or Lhe nexL shape based on Lhe
serles' rules and pauerns. Lach quesuon has four or ve proposed answers.
Lach LesL has a cerLaln %$,$% 3< )!>'*%#: LhaL ls slmllar across all Lhe LesL quesuons. A level of
dlmculLy ls deLermlned based on: Lhe number of loglcal rules used Lo dene a group of shapes,
Lhe complexlLy of Lhe rules and Lhe +1$ '3"0#4-!"#0 (usually very llmlLed).
Maln Lechnlques
- vlsual !"#$%&'$#(: maLhemaLlcal relaLlons (e.g. counLlng Lhe
number of black/whlLe flgurlnes, Lhe number of llnes, angles,
lnLersecLlons),
- )"!*+,-"&!$#-*+: changlng slze or shape (e.g. lncrease or de-
crease ln slze, changlng number of llnes),
- ./0'"0-+#$#-*: overlapplng flgurlnes form a new flgurlne, or
one shape neuLrallzes Lhe oLher (e.g. black ellmlnaLes whlLe),
- .'1/'*(' wlLh lnsLrucLlons: arrows or numbers lndlcaLe a
parLlcular loglc LhaL applles Lo one or more Lechnlques,
- 2-$!3-*+: (anu) clock-wlse aL a speclc angle (e.g. 43, 90,
180, 270 or 360 degrees),
- Axlal "'4'(3-*+: mlrror" reecuon horlzonLally or
verucally,
- 5*6'"+#-*+: negauve" eecL, black becomes whlLe and
vlce-versa,
- )"!*+7!3-*+: gurlne ls shled ln a speclc dlrecuon
(rlghL, le, up, down, dlagonally).
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Question 10
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Conclusions
Abstract thinking is a skill difficult to cultivate, and constant
practicing is the essential approach in order to familiarize with the
patterns, models and with the time constraints.
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