Epic Skills Assessment: Cognitive Assessment Flashcards

Which number best completes the matrix? 4, 9, 16 / 25, 36, 49 / 64, 81, ___

Answer: 100

These are perfect squares: 2², 3², 4², 5², 6², 7², 8², 9², 10² = 100.

A statement says: 'If it rains, the ground gets wet. The ground is wet.' What can we conclude?

Answer: It may or may not have rained

Wet ground could have causes other than rain; confirming the effect does not confirm the specific cause (affirming the consequent fallacy).

Which of the following best measures fluid intelligence on cognitive tests?

Answer: Solving novel pattern problems

Fluid intelligence is the ability to reason and solve new problems independent of previously acquired knowledge.

If a car's value depreciates by 15% each year and it was worth $20,000 new, what is its approximate value after 2 years?

Answer: $14,450

Year 1: $20,000×0.85=$17,000; Year 2: $17,000×0.85=$14,450.

Five people sit in a row. Ana sits to the right of Ben. Carlos sits to the left of Dan. Dan sits between Ana and Ben. Who sits at the far left?

Answer: Ben

Dan is between Ana and Ben, with Ana to Ben's right, so order is Ben-Dan-Ana; Carlos is left of Dan, giving Carlos-Ben-Dan-Ana.

A passage states: 'Employees who receive regular feedback are more engaged.' Which of the following is the strongest counter-evidence to this claim?

Answer: A controlled study found no significant engagement difference with or without regular feedback

A controlled study finding no engagement difference directly contradicts the claim with empirical evidence.

Which cognitive skill is primarily tested when you must identify the odd item in a set of related objects?

Answer: Semantic categorization

Identifying which item does not belong relies on semantic categorization — understanding conceptual groupings and relationships.