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The Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices in Healthy Children: A Qualitative Approach

Daniela Smirni

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Analogical reasoningSettore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia Generalemedia_common.quotation_subjectTheoretical modelsintelligence; RCPM qualitative parameters; attentional abilities; analogical reasoning; concrete and abstract reasoningRCPM qualitative parameterArticle050105 experimental psychologylcsh:RC321-57103 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRaven's Progressive MatricesPerceptionRCPM qualitative parametersattentional abilities0501 psychology and cognitive scienceslcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatrymedia_commonconcrete and abstract reasoningSettore M-PSI/02 - Psicobiologia E Psicologia FisiologicaGeneral Neuroscience05 social sciencesattentional abilitieconcrete and abstract reasoning.Cognitionintelligenceanalogical reasoningIntelligence assessmentPsychologyConstruct (philosophy)030217 neurology & neurosurgeryStrengths and weaknessesCognitive psychology

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Studies on the structure of intelligence refer to two main theoretical models: the first one considers intelligence as a unitary construct, the second one assumes the involvement of a plurality of factors. Studies using Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM) tasks have often highlighted the involvement of different cognitive abilities and brain structures, but in the clinical setting, RCPM measurement continues to be used as a single score. The current study aimed to analyse the RCPM performance following qualitative clustering, in order to provide an interpretation of the intelligence assessment through a factorial criterion. The RCPM have been administered to a large group of typically developing children between 6 and 11 years of age. The sample was divided into twelve age groups, and the performance of each age group was shown. Three qualitative item clusters were identified through a factorial criterion. Data showed that performance on RCPM may arise from different cognitive abilities, starting from basic attentional skills up to the more complex ones that require perceptual or analogical reasoning. The qualitative parameters could provide more effective diagnostic and treatment suggestions than a single total score in the clinical setting, and may be crucial for focusing on strength and weakness in the intellectual functionality evaluation of children.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-11-20
10.3390/brainsci10110877http://hdl.handle.net/10447/443949