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.

Minnesota Paper Form Board Test
Purposetests imagery capacity

References

  1. Denis, M. & Kosslyn, SM (1999). "Scanning visual mental images: A window on the mind" (PDF). Cahiers de psychologie cognitive. Association pour la diffusion des recherches en sciences cognitives. 18 (4): 452. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19.
  2. Hegarty, M. & Waller, E. (2005). "Individual differences in spatial abilities". In Priti Shah & Akira Miyake (eds.). The Cambridge handbook of visuospatial thinking. Cambridge University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-521-80710-4.
  3. "Knowing and Learning to Design New Directions in Design Cognition: Studies of Representation and Recall". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.89.9200.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Revised Minnesota Paper Form Board Test instructions and sample problems can be found in Appendix D (page 107) of

Short descriptions:

Inessential information around the test:

  • Muchinsky, P.M. (2004). "Mechanical aptitude and spatial ability testing". In Jay C. Thomas; Michel Hersen (eds.). 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.


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