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The Figure Reasoning Test (FRT) is an intelligence test created by John Clifford Daniels in the late 1940s. [1] It consists of two forms, Form A and Form B. Each form contains 45 questions, with the test taker given 20 minutes to complete each form. [2] [3]

The test is utilised by several Mensa chapters in Europe, including Mensa Norway and Mensa Sweden, as well as by Mensa South Africa for their admissions processes. To qualify for Mensa, it is not necessary to complete both forms of the test. Each form independently provides an IQ percentile based on the raw score achieved by the test taker. Mensa Norway provides an online test that resembles the format of the Figure Reasoning Test. [4]

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References

  1. Daniels, John Clifford (1949). Figure Reasoning Test. A non-verbal intelligence test. With instruction sheet. London: Crosby Lockwood & Son. OCLC   752741755.
  2. Daniels, John Clifford; Booth, John F. (2011). Figure Reasoning Test, Form A (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Pearson Assessment & Information. OCLC   1073307019.
  3. Daniels, John Clifford; Booth, John F.; Horn, Rainer (2007). Figure Reasoning Test, Form B (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Swets Test Services. OCLC   635175781.
  4. Mensa Norway (2020). "IQ Test Made by Mensa Norway". mensa.no. Retrieved 17 September 2020.