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Logics measures general mental ability and the cognitive strengths behind it, giving you a fuller picture of how a candidate thinks, learns and solves problems 

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What is Logics?

Logics is a classical speed test assessing multiple cognitive abilities and GMA (General Mental Ability). The assessment consists of 80 items to be completed within 30 minutes. The respondent is free to navigate between, answer, and skip tasks as they prefer. There is no time limit on individual items, though time spent on the different kinds of items is tracked and displayed in the results. Logics works alongside Matrigma to provide insight into candidates' and employees' cognitive capabilities. Where Matrigma is Assessio's non-verbal test of general mental ability, Logics also identifies specific cognitive strengths, such as working speed, and uses a general, global norm.

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About Logics

Logics builds on classical intelligence theory — Spearman's general (g) and specific (s) factors, and Cattell's fluid and crystallised intelligence — reflecting decades of international research. Its hierarchical structure mirrors the Cattell-Horn-Carroll Theory of Cognitive Abilities, which has extensive empirical support (Flanagan & Dixon, 2014). The GMA score and Decision style parameters draw on the full item set; Learning capability draws on a subset within Logical capacity. By also detailing learning capability, efficiency and decision style, Logics is well suited to a business context.

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What does Logics measure?

Logics measures nine parameters across four areas.

Cognitive capacity: General mental ability (GMA), benchmarked against a norm. Calculated from every task as a function of speed and accuracy, it weights fluid and crystallised intelligence equally and reflects the g factor — the ability to quickly solve, and learn to solve, cognitive tasks of varying familiarity.

Learning capability: How well a person solves novel logical problems without prior knowledge — regardless of whether they reached every task.

Decision style: Problem-solving strategy, based on the balance of speed and accuracy. Speed — how quickly conclusions are drawn; the percentage of tasks answered. Accuracy — the percentage of answered tasks that were correct.

Logical capacity: Fluid intelligence, measured through abstract reasoning under novel problems. Perception — recognising patterns and connections. Largely non-verbal and least language-dependent. Analysis — reasoning systematically. Verbal; easy to grasp but hard to solve. Complexity — navigating information-heavy tasks. The most time-consuming area.

Skills: Crystallised intelligence, drawing on acquired knowledge. Numerical — number sense and arithmetic. Verbal — language, grammar and linguistic ability in the completion language.

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How does it work?

Logics has 80 items to complete within 30 minutes. Respondents move freely between tasks, answering or skipping as they prefer. Individual items are untimed, but time spent on each type is tracked and shown in the results.

Alongside normed scores, each scale shows a detailed response pattern: the overall score with the proportion of correct, incorrect, skipped and not-seen tasks, plus a speed indicator (quick, average or slow).

In Assessio Talent Suite, Logics can be added to a recruitment as an extra insight — at creation or later — or used in place of Adaptive Matrigma within a lens, letting organisations combine MAP and Logics for job-match and competency insights.

Cognitive insights from Logics relate to General Mental Ability and don't by themselves represent a job match. Assessio recommends using match scores to assess person-job fit, with cognitive scores for further analysis alongside them.

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Accessibility and adverse conditions

The items in Logics are not entirely figure-based, and therefore place higher demands on reading comprehension and language proficiency than a purely non-verbal test. Results might be affected by adverse conditions such as:

  • Dyslexia or other reading disabilities
  • Completion in a non-native language
  • Dyscalculia (difficulty understanding and working with numbers)

The level of influence of these factors on individual results cannot be estimated in a standardised way, as each individual's disadvantage differs, and other aspects, such as overall GMA, affect individual capacity too. The assessment is accessible and can be completed using only the keyboard.

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FAQ about Logics

Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions about our personality test. Contact us if you want to learn more.

What does Logics measure?

Logics measures General Mental Ability (GMA) alongside a set of specific cognitive parameters: Learning capability, Decision style (Speed and Accuracy), Logical capacity (Perception,Analysis and Complexity), and Skills (Numerical and Verbal).

How is Logics different from Matrigma?

Logics works alongside Matrigma within Assessio's cognitive insights. Where Matrigma is a non-verbal test of general mental ability, Logics also identifies specific cognitive strengths, such as working speed, and uses a general, global norm. Within Assessio Talent Suite, Logics can also be used in place of Adaptive Matrigma when building a lens.

What theory is Logics based on?

Logics is based on classical intelligence theory, drawing on Charles Spearman's distinction between a general (g) factor and specific (s) factors, and Raymond Cattell's distinction between fluid and crystallised intelligence. Its hierarchical structure of parameters mirrors the Cattell-Horn-Carroll Theory of Cognitive Abilities.

Why does Logics track time on different item types, if there's no time limit per item?

The respondent can navigate freely between tasks and is not limited on time for any individual item, but time spent on the different kinds of items is tracked and displayed in the results as part of the Decision style and response pattern information.

Could a candidate's results be affected by something other than their cognitive ability?

Results can be affected by adverse conditions such as dyslexia or other reading disabilities, completion in a non-native language, or dyscalculia. The level of influence cannot be estimated in a standardised way, as it varies by individual and by other aspects of overall GMA.

Does a Logics score represent a match with a job?

No. Cognitive insights from Logics relate to General Mental Ability and do not by themselves represent a match with a job. Assessio recommends using match scores to investigate person-job fit, and cognitive scores for further analysis alongside them.