Raven's Progressive Matrices
Matrices progresivas de Raven
- Date
- 1936 · confidence high
- Place
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- John Carlyle Raven and Lionel Penrose
- Field
- Knowledge & symbols
What it is
A non-verbal test of 60 questions of increasing difficulty, in which the subject identifies the element that completes a visual pattern arranged as a matrix, used to measure abstract reasoning and fluid intelligence independently of language. It is one of the most widely used psychometric tests in the world.
Developed by John C. Raven together with Lionel Penrose in 1936, as part of their studies on Charles Spearman's 'g' factor.
What it led to
- language- and culture-independent measurement of fluid intelligence
- widespread use in psychology, education and personnel selection
- international comparative studies on the 'Flynn effect'