<p>Not a complete answer, but you might want to look at the most widely accepted framework for organising cognitive abilities: The Cattell–Horn–Carroll theory</p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattell%E2%80%93Horn%E2%80%93Carroll_theory" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattell%E2%80%93Horn%E2%80%93Carroll_theory</a></p>

<p>In this model speeded rotation is situated under visual processing. 
But you'd have to check what is meant by perceptual speed. </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/2c6df.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/2c6df.png" alt="subset of cattell horn carroll"></a></p>

<p>In my thesis, I measured Cube Comparison (which is a kind of mental rotation task) along with several common measures of perceptual speed (speed of comparing, sorting numbers, and finding numbers in a set) and I found that cube comparison tended to load on both perceptual speed and general ability factors.
<a href="http://cogprints.org/8035/7/anglim-2011-skill-acquisition-phd-thesis.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://cogprints.org/8035/7/anglim-2011-skill-acquisition-phd-thesis.pdf</a></p>

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<p>Does pattern recognition come under spatial IQ, or is spatial IQ only to do with mental rotations and visualising?</p>

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If it's a 3D pattern, yes, if it's only a 2D patters, no.
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Is pattern recognition a measure of spatial IQ?
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# Is pattern recognition a measure of spatial IQ?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-08)

Does pattern recognition come under spatial IQ, or is spatial IQ only to do with mental rotations and visualising?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If it's a 3D pattern, yes, if it's only a 2D patters, no.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-05-09. Score: 1

Not a complete answer, but you might want to look at the most widely accepted framework for organising cognitive abilities: The Cattell–Horn–Carroll theory

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattell%E2%80%93Horn%E2%80%93Carroll_theory>

In this model speeded rotation is situated under visual processing.
But you'd have to check what is meant by perceptual speed.

[![subset of cattell horn carroll](https://i.sstatic.net/2c6df.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/2c6df.png)

In my thesis, I measured Cube Comparison (which is a kind of mental rotation task) along with several common measures of perceptual speed (speed of comparing, sorting numbers, and finding numbers in a set) and I found that cube comparison tended to load on both perceptual speed and general ability factors.
<http://cogprints.org/8035/7/anglim-2011-skill-acquisition-phd-thesis.pdf>

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/1csFF.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/1csFF.png)


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