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Analysis of the Brazilian Scientific Production on the Raven’s Progressive Matrices Test

Abstract

The Raven’s Progressive Matrices Test is a non-verbal tool for assessment of intelligence, whose research in Brazil started in the 1950s and continued over the years, to a greater or lesser extent according to the period. This study aimed to quantify and analyze the Brazilian scientific production of articles concerning the Raven’s Progressive Matrices Test, available in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Electronic Journal of Psychology (PePSIC) databases. Seventy-one articles using the keywords “Raven test” and “Raven” were selected and analyzed. The analyzed scientific works were published between 1995 and 2014 and mostly come from the Brazilian southeast region. It was noted that most of the articles reported the use of Raven Test in specific contexts and few sought to analyze the psychometric qualities of the instrument, evidencing the need for more studies on the psychometric qualities of the Raven Test.

Raven Progressive Matrices; Bibliographical Research; Psychological Assessment

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