<p>You'll find an answer here:</p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_and_crystallized_intelligence#Measurement_of_fluid_intelligence" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_and_crystallized_intelligence#Measurement_of_fluid_intelligence</a></p>

<p>As it mentions, Raven's Progressive Matrix is a popular option that has been shown to load highly on both g and Gf (fluid intelligence).</p>

<p>In terms of gold standard, it is probably preferable to have a battery of measures that are relevant to Gf and take some composite of these. For example, the WAIS performance subscales.</p>

<p>In general, a good measure of fluid intelligence would be inferred from its correlations with other measures. It should also have good reliability and other validity properties. Specifically, when administered in a large battery of cognitive ability measures, a factor analysis should indicate that the test loads highly on a factor that looks like fluid intelligence (i.e., that other measures of fluid intelligence load on). There's more to it than that, but perhaps a starting point.</p>

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2018-04-13T01:02:02.370Z
2018-04-13T01:02:02.370Z
Jeromy Anglim
<p>Not much to add to the title- what is the currently accepted "best" test of fluid intelligence? How was it determined to be the best?</p>

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I don't think there is a "best". WAIS is one widely used, and according to its Wikipedia page, the most widely used.
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What is your criteria for "best"?
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What is the Golden Standard of Testing Fluid Intelligence?
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# What is the Golden Standard of Testing Fluid Intelligence?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-04)

Not much to add to the title- what is the currently accepted "best" test of fluid intelligence? How was it determined to be the best?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I don't think there is a "best". WAIS is one widely used, and according to its Wikipedia page, the most widely used.  
> **username_2**: What is your criteria for "best"?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-04-13. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

You'll find an answer here:

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_and_crystallized_intelligence#Measurement_of_fluid_intelligence>

As it mentions, Raven's Progressive Matrix is a popular option that has been shown to load highly on both g and Gf (fluid intelligence).

In terms of gold standard, it is probably preferable to have a battery of measures that are relevant to Gf and take some composite of these. For example, the WAIS performance subscales.

In general, a good measure of fluid intelligence would be inferred from its correlations with other measures. It should also have good reliability and other validity properties. Specifically, when administered in a large battery of cognitive ability measures, a factor analysis should indicate that the test loads highly on a factor that looks like fluid intelligence (i.e., that other measures of fluid intelligence load on). There's more to it than that, but perhaps a starting point.


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