This research aimed the evaluation of the cognitive capacity denominated Abstract Reasoning using students of the secondary level. It deals with our capacity to solve problems composed by abstract symbols. 513 students of the secondary level from public and private schools in the city of Fortaleza (CE, Northeast of Brazil) made up the sample, while the instrument used was the Abstract Reasoning Test developed by W. B. Andriola in 1996. By using analysis of variance (ANOVA) it was possible to compare the variables: sex, age, type of school and academic level to the performance on the Abstract Reasoning Test.
abstract reasoning; psychological evaluation; cognition
