Solving verbal analogies: Some cognitive components of intelligence test items.

Studied the role of relationships in solving analogies to determine (a) if the relational concept expressed in the analogy, as a task property, influences the specific cognitive attitudes which are reflected in analogy item performance; and (b) if individual differences in solving analogies can be largely attributed to individual differences in processing relationships. Data from 222 undergraduates suggest that although relational concepts influence the cognitive aptitudes which are reflected in analogy item performance, success in solving analogies does not depend on individual differences in some major aspects of processing relationships. Implications for ability measurement are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)