Matrix Reasoning (Raven's Progressive Matrices)
Participants view a matrix (typically 3x3) of abstract patterns with one cell missing, and select the option from a set of alternatives that completes the matrix according to the implicit rule. Accuracy is used as an index of non-verbal analytic reasoning and fluid intelligence.
- Executive Function
- Learning
Indexed implementations 5
Metadata only — each row links to the authors' own page. A date in the last column is the last time an automated check confirmed the link loads; it is not a review of the task.
| Implementation | Source | Languages | Link checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravens · Experiment Factory | Experiment Factory | English | 2026-05-28 |
| Matrix Reasoning · Van Hedger Lab (Western University) | Lab gallery | English | 2026-05-28 |
| TMB Matrix Reasoning · TestMyBrain | TestMyBrain | English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Finnish, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese | 2026-05-12 · not launch-checked |
| Matrix reasoning task (MaRs-IB) · jsPsych Demos | jsPsych demos | English | 2026-05-28 |
| Raven’s progressive matrices · jsPsych Demos | jsPsych demos | English | 2026-05-28 |
Key references
- Carpenter, P. A., Just, M. A., & Shell, P. (1990). What one intelligence test measures: A theoretical account of the processing in the Raven Progressive Matrices Test. Psychological Review, 97(3), 404-431. doi:10.1037/0033-295x.97.3.404