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1. The Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM) is for persons of varying ages and/or abilities, all consisting of the same kind of nonverbal reasoning problems. 2. The SPM is considered an average level test for the general population. 3. The Colored Progressive Matrices (CPM) which includes two easier sets from the SPM and a dozen other questions of similar difficulty which is designed for 5 to 11 year of age and persons with mental or physical handicaps and non-English speakers.

To assess the validity of Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices (RCPM) as a measure of intellectual impairment after focal brain damage, we compared the performance of 24 right brain-damaged patients, 24 left brain-damaged patients (10 non-aphasic and 15 aphasic) and 20 controls on the RCPM. In addition to the total, we analyzed the scores obtained on each of the three sets in which the 36 items of the test could be categorized on the grounds of the cognitive ability mainly involved for their solution. The first set, which calls for the identification of sameness, posed special problems to RBD patients. The second set, which involves the principle of symmetry, was selectively failed by aphasic patients. The third set, which is more demanding in terms of analogical and conceptual thinking, was poorly performed by left brain-damaged patients, aphasics as well as non-aphasics. The implications of these findings for the relation of focalized brain damage to intelligence is discussed.

In 1998 parallel forms of the standard and colored progressive matrices were introduced. The extended forms were included in the parallel tests which were constructed in a way that average solution to each question was identical for the both the versions. Along with these an extended form of the matrices was also published to test young men and adults.