The General Aptitude and Abilities Series provides functional, intensive test practice and drill in the basic skills and areas common to many civil service, general aptitude or achievement examinations necessary for entrance into schools or occupations.

Our Analogies Workbooks provide extensive practice for students so they can become accustomed to verbal analogies (grades K-5+*), including those found on the SCAT(tm), SSAT(tm), CTP-4(tm), CogAT®, & OLSAT® assessments. Our Analogies Workbooks contain questions along with tips, strategies, and explanations that will help students solve even the toughest analogy questions. Also included is workspace designed to reinforce understanding of the most common analogy relationships. Each of Aristotle Circle's Analogies Workbooks comes with the same practice test so that parents can assess what level their child is performing at. By using our Analogies Workbooks, students can increase confidence and develop problem-solving techniques to promote a stronger understanding of analogies, an optimum test outcome with analogy-type questions, as well as general enrichment.

The verbal section of the Upper Level SSAT consists of synonyms and analogies, and tests vocabulary, verbal reasoning, and ability to relate ideas logically. While the synonym questions test the strength of your vocabulary, the analogy questions measure your ability to relate ideas to each other logically. You have 30 minutes to answer 60 questions, and under time pressure, it is all too common to see students fumbling about with their analogies & their vocabulary, losing precious time. What is needed is to be able to look at a problem, and have a A-ha, I have seen it before,Moment! And that is what this book will help you do. This book will help you become well conversant with the concepts, so you don't have to spend too much time thinking about how to approach the problem and which rules to apply. .....and with over 1000 practice questions, you will get a wide exposure to the different types of questions you may get in the exam, and you can face the actual test with assurance and confidence!

Providing a step-by-step approach to conducting cross-battery assessments, here is the definitive reference on all major psychological tests. It explains the most empirically supported model of multiple human cognitive abilities (Gf-Gc theory) and contains a "desk reference" section that presents the technical, theoretical, and qualitative characteristics of all major intelligence batteries.

Cognitive psychology is the basis of many applications in almost every area of technology, business, industry, and education. This book provides workers in applied arenas with presentations of research aimed directly at the problems and issues that confront them. It will cover key areas including business and industry, computers and technology, education and information, and health and law.

A description and analysis of the MAT gives examples of the different kinds of analogies that make up the exam. An extensive vocabulary list covers general, anthropology, historical, and literature terms. Approximately 100 practice questions, with answers, are offered for drill and review.