Popular Science Australia - 01.04.2018

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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.

PLE

AB C DE

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SHAPE__________________________ #8: SHAPE__________________________ #9: SHAPE__________________________

SHAPE________________________ #11: SHAPE________________________ #12:SHAPE________________________

SHAPE________________________ #14: SHAPE________________________ #15: SHAPE________________________

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