Minnesota Paper Form Board Test is said to test “imagery capacity”
, “spatial visualization

Spatial Visualization Ability

Spatial visualization ability or Visual-spatial ability is the ability to mentally manipulate 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional figures. It is typically measured with simple cognitive tests and is predictive of user performance with some kinds of user interfaces.-Measurement:The cognitive tests used...

”,“mental visualization
skills” “part–whole relationship skills” and “the ability of an
individual to visualize and manipulate objects in space”. The test consists of five figure

Figure

Figure may refer to:*A shape, drawing, or representation*Figure, wood appearance*Musical figure, distinguished from musical motif*Shaping a mirror on a reflective telescope*Noise figure, in telecommunication*Dance figure, an elementary dance pattern...

s and one of the figures displayed in disarranged parts. The subject has to decide which of the figures displays the pieces joined together.

External links

Revised Minnesota Paper Form Board Test instructions and sample problems can be found in Appendix D (page 107) of

• http://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/ir/bitstream/1840.16/4379/1/etd.pdf

Short descriptions:

• http://www.jdentaled.org/cgi/reprint/65/9/874.pdf
• http://books.google.nl/books?id=VNPhIyZFmkAC&pg=PA236&lpg=PA236&dq=%22Minnesota+Paper+Form+Board%22+diagram&source=bl&ots=WmEPOllf0b&sig=Gqk755WetnFUhFI_-IVqE3ewpVA&hl=en&ei=yky2SvCbEOWrjAeU492vDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#v=onepage&q=%22Minnesota%20Paper%20Form%20Board%22%20diagram&f=false

Inessential information around the test: