HIDDEN FIGURES
CT MERCURY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 39)
are five simple shapes,
ed A through E, followed
e complex drawings,
ons 7 through 15. Locate
the shapes in each
ng. The polygons will
always take the same size and
orientation as the original.
Answers may be repeated.
What it tests: Although there
have been many adaptations of
German psychologist Kurt
Gottschaldt’s original 1926
test, every version (including
the one adapted here) endeav-
oured to assess the same trait:
field independence, or the
ability to isolate simple forms
in complex ones. Those who spot
the shapes might be less likely
to get distracted by irrelevant
details in a scene.
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SHAPE__________________________ #8: SHAPE__________________________ #9: SHAPE__________________________
SHAPE________________________ #11: SHAPE________________________ #12:SHAPE________________________
SHAPE________________________ #14: SHAPE________________________ #15: SHAPE________________________
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