Factor structure of the Spatial ability subtest of the Learning potential test
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Klinická psychologie a osobnost |
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| Field | Psychology |
| Keywords | cognition; spatial ability; test |
| Description | The aim of the presented study was to analyze the structure of Spatial ability subtest, which is a part of admission test to Masaryk university and consists of eight items. The sample size was 1540 persons (61% women). Confirmatory factor analysis of tetrachoric correlations revealed the existence of two conceptually different dimensions that were interpreted on the basis of the existence of verbal-analytic, respective visual-analogue mental processes. |