Psychologists use many different methods to test the thinking abilities of a person. They design many different kind of methods to test the thinking ability. Psychologists Ellis Paul Torrance and Joy Paul Guilford have in fact developed a unique test system to test the thinking abilities of persons in the 20th century. They designed this test after studying the thinking abilities of many different persons. The tests can actually determine the person’s level of creativity and intelligence.
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These tests designed by psychologists Ellis Paul Torrance and Joy Paul Guilford were once used for training the military personnel. These tests achieved such a success that they are now also been included in school’s curricula. Here we are presenting to you the same test which was used designed by psychologists Ellis Paul Torrance and Joy Paul Guilford. We are putting forward this test to evaluate the thinking abilities of the people.
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To take this test, you are required to look closely at the ten pictures which have been shown below. You are required to make out what is being shown in the pictures. One thing that you need to keep in mind is that once you think that you have easily identified the object in the picture then you must think more as it can be a disguise. You are required to think a lot before deciding what you have seen. The results are shown at the end of the article.
One of the uniqueness of this test is that there are no correct or incorrect answers. The creativity of the person taking the test can be ascertained from the point that how different is their answers from the most obvious answers. It also tests one’s ability to come up with the number of variants they come up with each picture.
Normally, an ordinary person will say that he has seen a candle putting on a stand in the picture but actually it is also a corkscrew which has got stuck in a cork.
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When you look at this picture, you will easily get an impression that there is a pair of footprints seen in a circle. However, there are also people who say that it is actually a paratrooper landing on the ground.
Here the answer can be tricky. One can simply say that it is showing a compass. However, the persons having extraordinary thinking abilities will say that it is a hungry baby bird who is sitting in a nest and calling its mother.
If you casually look at this picture, you will get an impression that there are puddles on the road. But, they are actually giraffes viewed from above.
When you look at this picture casually, you will think that there is nothing shown in the picture. But, it is actually a picture showing a bear descending down the tree. Its paws are only seen in the picture.
Many would say that this picture is showing a car wheel. But, it is actually a picture showing a Mexican dancer wearing a sombrero when viewed from above.
If you look at this picture, you will initially get an impression that there is half of the sausage or a heel print. But, if you think a bit more, you will also see a train coming out of the tunnel.
If you simply look at this picture, you will get an impression that a man’s shirt is being shown with a bow tie. However, there are also people who thought that there was an absent-minded waiter who got stuck between the doors of an elevator.
There were many interpretations of this picture. Some say that speedometer was shown while others see a barometer. Though, there are also people who saw a snowman in the picture.
It is easy to make out that someone is hiding behind something. But, there were also some who said that border guards were seen with their dogs hiding behind a barricade.
1-2 possible answers: You are not very creative. You are just like the vast population of this planet.
3-5 possible answers: Congratulations! You have very good thinking abilities and are also creative in solving problems.
6 or more possible answers: You have an outstanding creative thinking. You are also hailed for your perseverance. You can think out of the box.
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