Minnesota Paper Form Board Test
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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.
[edit] 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. http://wjh-www.harvard.edu/~kwn/Kosslyn_pdfs/1999Denis_CurrPsycholCog18_ScanningVisualMentalImages.pdf.
- ^ 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 9780521807104. http://books.google.com/?id=m91B8zm_1qgC&pg=PA145&dq=%22spatial+visualization+%28form+board%29%22&q=%22spatial%20visualization%20%28form%20board%29%22.
- ^ 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
[edit] 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. Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment. Vol 4: Industrial and organizational assessment. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons. p. 26. ISBN 9780471416142. http://books.google.com/?id=AqxvZJtYknEC&pg=PA26&dq=%22Minnesota+Paper+Form+Board%22&q=%22Minnesota%20Paper%20Form%20Board%22.
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