Analogical Reasoning Flashcards
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In an abstract analogy, 'black : white :: shaded : ___'. What best completes this?
Answer: Unshaded
Black and white are opposites, so the analogy requires the opposite of shaded, which is unshaded.
A horizontal rectangle transforms into a vertical rectangle (rotated 90°). Applying the same rule, a downward-pointing triangle (base at top) transforms into:
Answer: A right-pointing triangle
Rotating 90° clockwise turns a downward-pointing triangle into a right-pointing triangle.
In a figure analogy, all shapes rotate 90° counterclockwise around a box's center. A shape in the top-left corner moves to:
Answer: Bottom-left corner
Using coordinate rotation, the top-left position (−1, 1) maps to the bottom-left (−1, −1) after a 90° counterclockwise turn.
A figure sequence shows: solid black → cross-hatched → striped → white (empty). This sequence represents a gradual decrease in:
Answer: Fill density
The patterns show progressively lighter fills, representing a consistent decrease in fill density from solid black to empty white.
In an abstract test, Shape A → Shape B where Shape B is Shape A reflected across the vertical axis. The reverse transformation (Shape B → Shape A) is:
Answer: The same reflection across the vertical axis
Reflecting twice across the same axis returns to the original, so the reverse is identical to the forward transformation.
In a figure analogy, 'big circle + small circle = one merged oval' follows which analogy rule?
Answer: Combination rule
Two separate shapes being joined into one unified shape represents the combination (or addition) rule in analogical reasoning.
In an analogy pair, Shape A is completely inside Shape B. Which statement correctly describes the analogous pair (Shape C and Shape D)?
Answer: Shape C is inside Shape D
The spatial containment relationship must be preserved: if A is inside B, then C must be inside D.