The Short And Free Reasoning Ability assessmeNt (SAFRAN): Multidimensional, publicly available and only 15 minutes testing time

IF 2.8 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Intelligence Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI:10.1016/j.intell.2025.101947

Patrick Mussel , Philipp Schäpers , Niklas Schulte , Johannes Hewig , Stefan Krumm

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Abstract

The assessment of cognitive abilities is one of the cornerstones of psychological diagnostics. However, most assessments are expensive in terms of both testing time and money and, thus, not conducted as often as they could be, relating to both research as well as applied settings. Here, we report about the development of a new reasoning ability test, the Short And Free Reasoning Ability assessmeNt (SAFRAN). As its name suggests, it assesses reasoning ability in a short time and is free to use. Additionally, using a slightly modified testing procedure, the SAFRAN allows for the assessment of lower order, content-specific reasoning ability factors. We evaluate the SAFRAN across seven samples (total N = 920) with respect to correlations with demographic variables, reliability, internal and external construct-related validity as well as criterion-related validity. Among others, results show that both the reasoning factor as well as content-specific ability factors converge with corresponding indicators from traditional intelligence tests. Thus, the SAFRAN could be a useful instrument for the assessment of multidimensional reasoning ability in situations where resources in terms of time or money are limited.

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简短而自由的推理能力评估（SAFRAN）：多维的，公开的，只有15分钟的测试时间

认知能力的评估是心理诊断的基石之一。然而，就测试时间和金钱而言，大多数评估都是昂贵的，因此，在研究和应用环境方面，没有尽可能频繁地进行。在这里，我们报道了一种新的推理能力测试的发展，即简短自由推理能力评估（SAFRAN）。顾名思义，它可以在短时间内评估推理能力，并且可以免费使用。此外，使用稍微修改的测试程序，SAFRAN允许评估低阶，特定于内容的推理能力因素。我们评估了七个样本（总N = 920）的SAFRAN与人口变量、信度、内部和外部结构相关效度以及标准相关效度的相关性。结果表明，推理因素和特定内容能力因素与传统智力测验的相应指标趋于一致。因此，在时间或金钱资源有限的情况下，SAFRAN可能是评估多维推理能力的有用工具。

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Intelligence PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

5.80

自引率

13.30%

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审稿时长

69 days

期刊介绍： This unique journal in psychology is devoted to publishing original research and theoretical studies and review papers that substantially contribute to the understanding of intelligence. It provides a new source of significant papers in psychometrics, tests and measurement, and all other empirical and theoretical studies in intelligence and mental retardation.