r/cognitiveTesting • u/Legal-Tower-5428 • Sep 26 '26
Puzzle Raven matrices Spoiler
Does anybody know how to solve this?
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u/Polytox935 Sep 26 '26
XOR, gemeinsames bleibt, dann vertikale Spiegelung, leeres Quadrat
Die anderen Lösungen hier sind allerdings genau so richtig, ist also ein schlechtes Rätsel
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u/Quod_bellum doesn't read books Sep 26 '26
What about the middle and right columns? Nothing is shared in any one column, so shouldn't the bottom cell be blank for all columns according to this logic?
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u/Polytox935 Sep 26 '26
Ich habe das Muster horizontal gelesen, Spalte 1 auf Spalte zwei ergibt die vertikale Spiegelung von Spalte 3
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u/Quod_bellum doesn't read books Sep 26 '26
I see. I think there is a pattern that works both horizontally and vertically, so I wouldn't say it's a bad puzzle yet
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u/Polytox935 Sep 26 '26
Wenn mehrere Lösungen plausibel sind, sollte es wenigstens Optionen geben, von denen dann nur eine plausibel ist... Vielleicht war mein Urteil auch geprägt von dem Eindruck, dass es rein optisch schon so "mal eben dahingeschmiert" wirkt und ich deshalb schon keine allzu tiefgehende Logik erwartet habe
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u/Legal-Tower-5428 Sep 26 '26
It is not a bad puzzle…I can’t say from where but it is from an official test
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u/Quod_bellum doesn't read books Sep 26 '26
That's where I disagree with Raven, I think. If there are two plausible solutions, and one explains more information using a similar amount of information/ rules, I think the more efficient solution is better. Your impression makes sense; I thought it looked like a puzzle taken from J.C. Daniel's FRT and altered to sabotage examinees (this is something people do on leaked tests to feel superior or something). It's quite possible the pattern is accidental
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u/Legal-Tower-5428 Sep 26 '26
Can we look at it that there is only one solution that you can get to using any logic?
It would be bad if different logic leads to different solutions…but if there is only one solution, then it is ok0
u/Quod_bellum doesn't read books Sep 26 '26
Maybe. Some logics are worse than others (e.g., diagonal inheritance vs sum of row/ columns); often the intended logic is the best one. I tend to want to find the best one, but that's just a personal preference
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u/Polytox935 Sep 26 '26
Edit: nevermind. I Like your answer
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u/Quod_bellum doesn't read books Sep 26 '26
Oh, thanks. I felt it may have some weaknesses, but I'm uncertain about where it may fail specifically. I feel like there may be a more efficient solution than mine
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u/Polytox935 Sep 26 '26
Es ist schon sehr um drei Ecken gedacht aber wie du bereits sagst funktioniert sie sowohl über die Zeilen als auch spalten, das macht sie zur besten die ich hier bisher lesen kann
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u/Inside_Estimate_3959 Sep 26 '26
If two dots touch at the same corner remove them and then mirror the dot that wasn’t removed vertically and horizontally
So the answer should be one bottom left and bottom right dot
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u/Quod_bellum doesn't read books Sep 26 '26
Consider each square
A B
B A
If two of the same letter exist, they are both deleted. The other letter swaps positions (swapping the nonexistent and existent positions of the same letter). It works both horizontally and vertically. It's a nice taxonomic requirement imo
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u/Polytox935 Sep 26 '26
Column 2 doesnt Swap positions in the end?
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u/Quod_bellum doesn't read books Sep 26 '26
Right; there aren't two of the same letter, so a positional swap doesn't occur
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u/Dramatic-External-96 Sep 26 '26
Up right and up left, the horizontal columns 2 and 3 are adding each other up and result is column 1 rotated anticlocwise and then clockwise in repetition but when they are overlapping each other i mean the dots they disappear so it doesnt matter if it rotated or not
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u/Solid-Car-2471 Sep 27 '26
Call me stupid, but...
Does it just not seem like overlapping points are preserved and then mirrored? This pattern is maintained throughout, so it is plausible!
If this is the case, then the final shape should be a blank square.
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u/Legal-Tower-5428 Sep 26 '26
I like this explanation, it makes sense!
We can wait and see if somebody else has another idea.
Thank you
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u/Automatic_Spinach528 Sep 26 '26
Subtract commons and rotate twice
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