Mental Rotation
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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.
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.
Manikin Test of Spatial Orientation and Transformation
The Manikin Test of Spatial Orientation and Transformation as described in Englund et al (1887).
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.
Mental Folding Test for Children (MFTC)
The mental paper folding task for children as developed by Harris, Hirsh-Pasek, & Newcombe (2013).
Mental Rotation Task
A mental rotation task by Ganis & Kievit (2015) using a stimulus set based on the Shepherd & Metzler (1971) images.
Mental Rotation Task for Children (gamepad))
A mental rotation task suitable for children as described in Wiedenbauer & Jansen-Osmann (2008) designed for gamepad input. This script includes pretest, training, posttest.
Mental Rotation Task for Children (joystick)
A mental rotation task suitable for children as described in Wiedenbauer & Jansen-Osmann (2008) designed for joystick input. This script includes pretest, training, posttest.
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.
Mental Rotation Task for Children (Mouse)
A mental rotation task suitable for children as described in Wiedenbauer & Jansen-Osmann (2008) designed for mouse input.
Mental Rotation Task for Children (Test only)
A mental rotation task suitable for children as described in Wiedenbauer & Jansen-Osmann (2008). The script includes only a testing procedure (the download includes one script for keyboard responses and one for mouse input)
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.
Road Map Test
Money, I., Alexander, D., & Walker, H. T (1965). Manual: A standardized road-map test of direction sense. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.
Santa Barbara Sense of Direction Scale
A questionnaire on spatial and navigational abilities, preferences, and experiences designed by Hegarty et al (2002).
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.
Spatial Perspective Taking Test (Children) - for touchscreens/mouse
A test to study perspective taking skill in children using a child-friendly setup based on Greenberg et al. (2013)
Spatial Perspective Taking Test (Children) - with Keyboard
A test to study perspective taking skill in children using a child-friendly setup based on Greenberg et al. (2013)
Spatial Processing Task
The Spatial Processing Task as developed by Englund et al (1987).
References
Search Google Scholar for peer-reviewed, published research using the Inquisit Mental Rotation.
Money, I., Alexander, D., & Walker, H. T (1965). Manual: A standardized road-map test of direction sense. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.
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.