Mental Rotation

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Available Test Forms

Little Man Test - ABCD Consortium - Smart Phone

The mental rotation task for adolescents used in the ABCD Consortium's longitudinal study on cognitive development from childhood to early adulthood.
Duration: 5 minutes
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Little Man Test - ABCD Consortium - Tablet

The mental rotation task for adolescents used in the ABCD Consortium's longitudinal study on cognitive development from childhood to early adulthood.
Duration: 5 minutes
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Manikin Test of Spatial Orientation and Transformation

The Manikin Test of Spatial Orientation and Transformation as described in Englund et al (1887).
Duration: 7 minutes
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Manikin Test of Spatial Orientation and Transformation - Touch/Mouse

The Manikin Test of Spatial Orientation and Transformation as described in Englund et al (1887). Script runs with touch/mouse input.
Duration: 7 minutes
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Mental Folding Test for Children (MFTC)

The mental paper folding task for children as developed by Harris, Hirsh-Pasek, & Newcombe (2013).
Duration: 8 minutes
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Mental Rotation Task

A mental rotation task by Ganis & Kievit (2015) using a stimulus set based on the Shepherd & Metzler (1971) images.
Duration: 7 minutes
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Mental Rotation Task for Children (Joystick)

A mental rotation task suitable for children as described in Wiedenbauer & Jansen-Osmann (2008) designed for joystick/gamepad input. This script includes pretest, training, posttest.
Duration: 37 minutes
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Mental Rotation Task for Children (Keyboard)

A mental rotation task suitable for children as described in Wiedenbauer & Jansen-Osmann (2008) designed for keyboard input. This script includes pretest, training, posttest.
Duration: 37 minutes
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Mental Rotation Task for Children (Mouse)

A mental rotation task suitable for children as described in Wiedenbauer & Jansen-Osmann (2008) designed for mouse input.
Duration: 37 minutes
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Mental Rotation Task for Children (Touch)

A mental rotation task suitable for children as described in Wiedenbauer & Jansen-Osmann (2008) designed for touch screen mobile devices. This script includes pretest, training, posttest.
Duration: 37 minutes
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Santa Barbara Sense of Direction Scale

A questionnaire on spatial and navigational abilities, preferences, and experiences designed by Hegarty et al (2002).
Duration: 2 minutes
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Santa Barbara Solids Test

The Santa Barbara Solids Test as developed by Cohen & Hagarty (2012) in which participatns identify which shapes represent cross sections of a three dimensional object.
Duration: 10 minutes
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Spatial Processing Task

The Spatial Processing Task as developed by Englund et al (1987).
Duration: 20 minutes
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References

Google ScholarSearch Google Scholar for peer-reviewed, published research using the Inquisit Mental Rotation.

Englund, C.E., Reeves. D.L., Shingledecker, C.A., Thorne, D.R., Wilson, K.P., & Hegge. F.W. (1987). Unified Tri-Service Cognitive Performance Assessment Battery (UTC-PAB) I. Design and Specification of the Battery. Report No. 87-10, Naval Health Research Center, P 0 BOX 85122, San Diego, CA 92138 Naval Medical Research and Development Command, Bethesday, MD (task description: p.26)

Shepard, S., & Metzler, D. (January 01, 1988). Mental rotation: effects of dimensionality of objects and type of task. Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance, 14, 1, 3-11.

Wiedenbauer, G. & Jansen-Osmann, P. (2008). Manual training of mental rotation in children. Learning and Instruction, 18, 30-41.

Cohen, C. A. & Hegarty, M. (2012). Inferring cross sections of 3D objects: A new spatial thinking test. Learning and Individual Differences, 22(6), 868-874.

Harris, J., Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Newcombe, N. S. (2013). A new twist on studying the development of dynamic spatial transformations: Mental paper folding in young children. Mind, Brain and Education, 7, 49-55.

anis, G and Kievit, R (2015). A New Set of Three-Dimensional Shapes for Investigating Mental Rotation Processes: Validation Data and Stimulus Set. Journal of Open Psychology Data, 3: e3.