Abstract Reasoning Task
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An Abstract Reasoning Task is a reasoning task that ...
- AKA: Abstract Thinking.
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- Example(s):
- Forming theories about the nature of objects, ideas, processes, and problem solving;
- Understanding subjects on a complex level through analysis and evaluation;
- Ability to apply knowledge in problem-solving using theory, metaphor, or complex analogy; and
- Understanding relationships between verbal and non-verbal ideas.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Deductive Reasoning Task, Problem-Solving Skill, Complex Analogy.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT Retrieved:2015-2-14.
- … The [SAT] test is intended to assess a student's readiness for college. … According to the College Board, the SAT does not test logic or abstract reasoning. …
2014
- http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/glossar1/g/abstractreason.htm
- QUOTE: The ability to analyze information and solve problems on a complex, thought-based level is sometimes referred to as abstract reasoning. Abstract reasoning tasks involve skills such as:
- Forming theories about the nature of objects, ideas, processes, and problem solving;
- Understanding subjects on a complex level through analysis and evaluation;
- Ability to apply knowledge in problem-solving using theory, metaphor, or complex analogy; and
- Understanding relationships between verbal and non-verbal ideas.
- Abstract problems are often visual and typically do not involve social ideas. Abstract reasoning is usually assessed as part of intelligence testing. Abstract reasoning ability is important because it enables students to apply what they learn in complex ways. Many students with learning disabilities have weaknesses in abstract reasoning and can benefit from direct instruction in problem-solving skills. They may also benefit from language therapy to help them learn to use language to understand and solve problems.
In intelligence quotient (IQ) testing, abstract concepts are considered by some as less biased than language based concepts. However, children who have been exposed to toys that build abstract reasoning skills, such as blocks, tinker toys, geometric toys, or other building and problem solving toys may improve their abstract reasoning abilities.
- QUOTE: The ability to analyze information and solve problems on a complex, thought-based level is sometimes referred to as abstract reasoning. Abstract reasoning tasks involve skills such as:
2008
- (Smith et al., 2008) ⇒ Pamela K. Smith, Daniël HJ Wigboldus, and A. P . Dijksterhuis. (2008). “Abstract Thinking Increases One’s Sense of Power.” In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 44, no. 2
- QUOTE: … Concrete or abstract thinking was always primed in a purportedly unrelated task before participants … how difficult, interesting, and enjoyable the how/why and lexical decision tasks were. They answered additional questions about the lexical decision task: how well they thought …
2004
- (Förster et al., 2004) ⇒ Förster, Jens, Ronald S. Friedman, and Nira Liberman. (2004). “Temporal Construal Effects on Abstract and Concrete Thinking: Consequences for Insight and Creative Cognition.” In: Journal of personality and social psychology 87, no. 2
- QUOTE: … distant behavior to abstract traits versus concrete situations, suggesting that temporal distance affords more abstract reasoning. … In this task, participants mentally extract images of familiar objects (eg, a bird) from intricate … (1976), while working on the SPT and other tasks of this …
1990
- (Lakoff, 1990) ⇒ George Lakoff. (1990). “The Invariance Hypothesis: Is Abstract Reason based on Image-schemas ?.” Cognitive Linguistics (includes Cognitive Linguistic Bibliography) 1, no. 1