Raven's Progressive Matrices Test Inner Figure and Embedded Pattern Rules

Question 1

In Raven's Progressive Matrices, when a 3×3 grid shows outer shapes that remain constant while inner shapes change systematically across rows, what rule type is being tested?

Accepted Answer

Embedded figure transformation

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Outer boundary substitution

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Shape inheritance rule

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Figure negation

Question 2

A matrix row contains: a square with one dot inside, a square with two dots inside, a square with three dots inside. What rule most likely governs the inner figures across this row?

Accepted Answer

Inner figure count increases by one for each step across the row

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Inner figure count matches across all rows simultaneously

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Inner figure count is determined solely by the column position

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Inner figures are placed randomly with no governing rule

Question 3

Each cell in a Raven's matrix contains an outer shape with a smaller version of itself inside, and the inner shape decreases in size from left to right across rows. What cognitive skill does tracking this pattern primarily require?

Accepted Answer

Spatial visualization and mental size comparison

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Verbal reasoning and linguistic labeling

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Sequential short-term memory only

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Numerical computation and arithmetic

Question 4

When both the outer and inner figures in a Raven's matrix follow independent transformation rules, what is the most effective solving strategy?

Accepted Answer

Solve for the outer figure rule first, then independently determine the inner figure rule

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Guess based on the most visually complex answer option

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Focus exclusively on the inner figure since it typically changes more

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Choose the answer that most closely resembles the center cell

Question 5

In a 3×3 Raven's matrix, the inner figure of each cell is identical to the outer shape of the cell directly to its right. What term best describes this type of relationship?

Accepted Answer

Cross-cell inheritance where an attribute transfers to an adjacent cell

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Diagonal mirroring between opposite corners

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Rotational transfer within a single row

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Complementary pairing of opposite shapes

Question 6

In a 3×3 Raven's matrix, inner figures are present only in cells where the row number and column number differ (off-diagonal cells). How many cells in total contain an inner figure?

Accepted Answer

6

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3

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4

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9

Question 7

An inner figure in a Raven's matrix row points upward in the first cell and rotates 45 degrees clockwise with each step to the right. In which direction does the inner figure point in the third (rightmost) cell?

Accepted Answer

To the right — 90 degrees clockwise from the start

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Upward — the original starting position

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Downward — 180 degrees clockwise from the start

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To the left — 270 degrees clockwise from the start