analogy test

noun

1. a reasoning test in which the subject is required to supply the missing term in a relationship of the form “A is to B as Y is to ^^^.”

Example Sentences

For instance, the crows in the analogy test could have simply chosen images with similar characteristics, such as objects of the same color, instead of reasoning about the relationship between the objects, to get the correct answer.

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Some behaviors, like those employed in the analogy test, could have more than one explanation, and until recently, scientists could only see what the birds did, then make inferences about the mental processes behind the behavior.

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