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P.M 38 [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Standard Progressive Matrices
1, record 1, English, Standard%20Progressive%20Matrices
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SPM-1938 1, record 1, English, SPM%2D1938
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Raven Progressive Matrices 2, record 1, English, Raven%20Progressive%20Matrices
correct
- Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices 2, record 1, English, Raven%27s%20Standard%20Progressive%20Matrices
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM-1938). J.C. Raven . all ages. Purpose: Measures an individual's mental ability through assessment of nonverbal abstract reasoning tasks. Used for school and vocational counseling and placement. Description: 60 item paper-pencil nonverbal test in five sets of 12 problems each. In each problem, the subject is presented with a pattern or figure design which has a part missing. The subject then selects one of six possible parts as the correct one. ... The test is often used with the Mill Hill Vocabulary Scale. ... Standardized in great Britain. 1, record 1, English, - Standard%20Progressive%20Matrices
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Standard Progressive Matrices
1, record 1, French, Standard%20Progressive%20Matrices
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- P.M. 38 2, record 1, French, P%2EM%2E%2038
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Standard Progressive Matrices de Raven 3, record 1, French, Standard%20Progressive%20Matrices%20de%20Raven
correct, feminine noun
- Matrix 38 3, record 1, French, Matrix%2038
correct, masculine noun
- test P.M. 38 2, record 1, French, test%20P%2EM%2E%2038
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Standard Progressive Matrices de Raven. Ce test a pour but de mesurer l’aptitude du candidat (...) à appréhender des figures sans signification définie, de saisir les relations qu’elles ont entre elles, de concevoir la nature de la figure complétant chaque système de relation présenté et, ce faisant, de développer un système de raisonnement. Il mesure l’intelligence générale (...). 3, record 1, French, - Standard%20Progressive%20Matrices
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir fiche "Matrices de Raven". 4, record 1, French, - Standard%20Progressive%20Matrices
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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