Wiley The Complete Book of Intelligence Tests

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piece of paper in front of me, the probability is that I will start to
doodle.
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Section I ^ Imagination
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while
knowledge defines all we currently know and understand,
imagination points to all we might discover and create.
Albert Einstein
Imagination is the process of recombining memories of past
experiences and images into novel constructions. Thus, imagination is
both creative and constructive, it can be either wishful or realistic,
involve future plans, or be merely a mental review of the past.
Imagination, perception and memory are essentially similar mental
processes and can each be defined as follows:
Imagination ^ the conscious mental process of invoking ideas or
images of objects and events.
Perception ^ the conscious integration of sensory impressions of
external objects and events, including how we perceive others and
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how others perceive us. It also envelopes how we perceive the
world as a whole ^ the big picture ^ and how we perceive different
scenarios and situations that appear within the big picture.
Memory (the ninth intelligence ) ^ the mental evocation of past
experiences.
One important aspect of perception is the ability to see more than
one point of view. If, for example, you look at the two drawings
below, at first glance what you see appears to be quite unambiguous:
However, if you continue to stare at each figure in turn, and keep
your attention on it focused, then the orientation suddenly shifts and
you find yourself looking at a quite different figure from what you
first imagined.
These two figures, therefore, illustrate the importance of perception.
Two different viewpoints appear ^ yet they are both correct. If anything,
this teaches us that we should endeavour to see both viewpoints, and
both sides of an argument.
Now look at the figure below. What do you see?
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Most people will say that the figure is the letter E. If, however, they
look closely they will see that there is no letter E, just three sets of
lines. It is because our mind is conditioned to what it believes it wants
to see, i.e. the image of the most common letter of the alphabet, which
it has seen many thousands of times, that it completes the object for
you and makes you come to the conclusion that you perceive
something that in reality does not exist.
Now read the following paragraph:
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdgnieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig
to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn t mttaer in
waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, The olny iprmoatnt tihng is
taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be
a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is
bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but
the wrod as a wlohe.
Again, our mind has taken over. It knows from past experience what
it wants to see, and as a result the task of reading what, at first, appears
be a load of mumbo-jumbo is surprisingly easy.
The following tests are all designed to test your powers of
imagination and creativity.
Test 4.1 Imaginative shapes
In each of the following, use your imagination to create an original
sketch or drawing of something recognisable incorporating the lines
already provided:
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You have 30 minutes in which to complete the nine drawings.
Test 4.2 Wild imagination
The object of this test is to interpret each of the 20 drawings in the
wildest and most imaginative way you can. You may also try playing
the game with other people. The wilder someone s suggestion is, the
better it is and the more creative they are. Let your imagination run
riot and see what you can come up with.
This test is not timed or marked as it is simply an exercise in
creative thinking.
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Test 4.3 Creative logic
These questions require some logic, together with a high degree of
spatial awareness and creative thinking, and flexibility of mind in
adapting to different types of questions.
You have 30 minutes in which to complete the 10 questions.
1 Which is the odd one out?
B
A
C
D
E
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To which hexagon below can a dot be added so that it then meets
the same conditions as in the hexagon above?
ABC
DE
3
?
Which is missing?
ABCDE
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?
What comes next?
ABCDE
5
Whichis the missingtile?
ABC
DEF
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?
Which circle should replace the question mark?
ABC
D E
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7 Which is the odd one out?
C
A
B
F
D
E
G
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8 Which is the odd one out?
B
A
C
D
E
9
?
Which square should replace the question mark?
A B C D E
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10 Which is the odd one out?
A
B
D
C
E
Test 4.4 The bucket test
The following test is based on Gestalt and Jackson s test of divergent
ability, which requires the subject to name as many new uses as possible
for an object such as a comb or a paper clip.
In this test you are required to name as many uses as possible for a
bucket.
Allow yourself 6 minutes to write up to 10 suggestions.
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