Thema: Cognitive Reasoning

SJT Cognitive Skills

This Situational Judgment Test (SJT) measures cognitive skills through recognizable work situations. Candidates are presented with 12 situations, each with five possible responses. Each response must be evaluated individually for appropriateness.

The test assesses how someone in complex contexts:

  • Solves problems – in a pragmatic and future-oriented manner
  • Analyzes information – critically, systematically and without unwarranted interpretations
  • Makes decisions – thoughtfully and with consideration for impact, even under resistance

This test therefore primarily measures how someone thinks, reasons and acts in realistic complex scenarios.

SJTs are a valuable addition to traditional tests because they measure behavior in context . Unlike a personality test or reasoning test, an SJT shows how someone makes choices when there are multiple possible answers — each with advantages and disadvantages.

This test is particularly suitable for positions where employees:

  • Regularly need to make decisions based on incomplete information
  • Must approach problems pragmatically and critically
  • Must quickly gain overview in complex or contradictory situations

The cognitive SJT gives you a nuanced view of candidates’ thought processes, and predicts how they will behave in similar situations in the workplace.

The report provides three separate standardized scores (stanines 1–9):

  • Analyzing information – how well the candidate makes connections, distinguishes main from secondary issues, and sticks to the facts
  • Problem solving – how effectively someone structures problems, identifies causes and evaluates solutions
  • Decision making – how thoughtfully and consistently someone makes decisions, even under resistance or unpopular choices

For each competency, the report contains:

  • A feedback text that describes the behavior and thinking level
  • Development advice tailored for use in coaching or development programs
  • A graphical representation of the scores on the normal distribution

The scores are independent of personality preferences and provide a realistic view of cognitive functioning in situations that require analysis, solution-oriented thinking and decisiveness.

No single test perfectly predicts on its own how someone will function in a job. What you can do is smartly combine tests that each measure something different — so that you gather as much relevant information as possible, without unnecessary overlap or test fatigue. This increases the incremental validity: the added value of a test on top of the others.

Recommended combination with a cognitive SJT:

  • Reasoning test (abstract, verbal or numerical)
    → measures pure cognitive capacity: logical, verbal and/or numerical thinking.
    → indicates what someone can handle in terms of complexity and learning ability.
  • Personality test (MAPS)
    → provides insight into stable behavioral preferences, such as flexibility, orderliness or decisiveness.
    → indicates how someone is inclined to behave.

Through this combination, you get a reliable overall picture: from analytical ability to contextual behavior and behavioral preferences.

  • Selection: the test measures candidates’ ability to analyze information, solve problems and make informed decisions in realistic work situations. This gives you an objective view of their thinking and reasoning skills, and you quickly know whether someone can handle the complexity and responsibilities of a position.
  • Learning & development: the test can be used as abaseline measurement at the start of a development program or leadership program where analytical ability, critical thinking or decisiveness are central. You clearly map the strengths and improvement points of the participants and can tailor training or coaching accordingly. Repeated administration also makes it possible to make learning progress visible.

Measures problem solving, decision making, information analysis – in context

Assesses critical thinking, analysis and decision making

Dutch, French & English

Suitable for bachelor and master education level

Situational Judgment Test (SJT)

12 situations each with 5 responses to evaluate

Time: Maximum 45 minutes

Price per administration: €55

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Numerical Reasoning Master

The numerical reasoning test assesses how well someone understands numerical information and processes it logically. Candidates are presented with numerical material in the form of tables, graphs, or text problems. They must interpret this data and perform the correct calculations to arrive at the right answer.

The test focuses on reasoning skills, not on calculation rules. It is therefore not about how well you can do mental arithmetic, but how logically you process numerical information and make connections. Using a calculator is allowed and recommended.

Numerical reasoning ability is one of the three most predictive cognitive skills for general intelligence and therefore also for success in many roles, especially when analytical thinking, numerical insight, or data usage plays a role.

Numerical reasoning ability is among the core skills that are highly predictive for:

  • Roles where numerical analysis and reporting are important
  • Making quick and correct decisions based on quantitative information
  • Understanding financial, operational, or technical data

Numerical reasoning is a relevant indicator for learning speed, complexity processing, and analytical ability. Because the questions do not require specific subject knowledge, the test purely measures numerical thinking ability, independent of education or work experience.

By including this test in your selection procedure, you quickly and objectively gain insight into how smoothly someone works with numbers and whether they possess the analytical foundation that the role requires.

 

The test results are displayed in stanines (standardized scores from 1 to 9) on:

  • Numerical reasoning ability – the extent to which you succeed in correctly interpreting numerical information and drawing logical conclusions from it.
  • Speed – how quickly you answered the questions. This has no impact on your total score, but provides additional insight into your work pace.

The test is scientifically based, validated, and standardized. The test allows scores to be correctly placed in perspective relative to a relevant reference group.

No single test perfectly predicts how someone will function in a job. What you can do is smartly combine tests that each measure something different — so that you gather as much relevant information as possible, without unnecessary overlap or test fatigue.

This increases incremental validity: the added value of a test on top of the others.

Recommended combination with a reasoning test:

  • Personality test
    → measures stable behavioral preferences, such as stress resistance, independence, flexibility.
    → says something about how someone behaves in the workplace.
  • Situational Judgment Test (SJT)
    → simulates realistic work situations and measures how someone is inclined to react.
    → says something about practical judgment, setting priorities, collaboration, etc.

The Numerical Reasoning test is a strong addition within selection procedures. Where an interview or CV is based on self-presentation, this test offers an objective measurement of the ability to logically process and interpret numerical information.

This gives you a reliable picture of a candidate’s analytical and numerical skills, which supports your selection process with results instead of assumptions.

Measures the ability to process and interpret numerical data

Relevant indicator for learning speed, complexity processing, and analytical ability

Dutch, French & English

Suitable for Master’s degree level

Performance-oriented multiple-choice test

8 questions

Time: Maximum 20 minutes

Price per administration: €40

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Numerical Reasoning Bachelor

The numerical reasoning test assesses how well someone understands numerical information and processes it logically. Candidates are presented with numerical material in the form of tables, graphs or text. They must interpret this data and perform the correct calculations to arrive at the right answer.

The test focuses on reasoning skills, not on calculation rules. It is therefore not about how well you can do mental arithmetic, but how logically you process numerical information and make connections. Using a calculator is allowed and recommended.

Numerical reasoning ability is one of the three most predictive cognitive skills for general intelligence and therefore also for success in many roles, especially when analytical thinking, numerical insight or data usage plays a role.

Numerical reasoning ability is among the core skills that are highly predictive for:

  • Roles where numerical analysis and reporting is important
  • Making quick and correct decisions based on quantitative information
  • Understanding financial and operational data

It is a relevant indicator for learning speed, complexity processing and analytical ability. This test is relevant for a broad range of roles, from administrative and commercial positions to technical and management positions.
Because the questions do not require specific subject knowledge, the test purely measures numerical thinking ability, independent of education or work experience.

By including this test in your selection procedure, you quickly and objectively gain insight into how smoothly someone works with numbers and whether they possess the analytical foundation that the role requires.

The test results are displayed in stanines (standardized scores from 1 to 9) on:

  • Numerical reasoning ability – the extent to which you succeed in correctly interpreting numerical information and drawing logical conclusions from it.
  • Speed – how quickly you answered the questions. This has no impact on your total score, but provides additional insight into your work pace.

The test is scientifically founded, validated and standardized. It allows scores to be correctly placed in perspective relative to a relevant reference group.

No single test perfectly predicts on its own how someone will function in a job. What you can do is smartly combine tests that each measure something different — so that you gather as much relevant information as possible, without unnecessary overlap or test fatigue.

This increases incremental validity: the added value of a test on top of the others.

Recommended combination with a reasoning test:

  • Personality test (MAPS)
    → measures stable behavioral preferences, such as stress resistance, independence, flexibility.
    → says something about how someone behaves in the workplace.
  • Situational judgment test (SJT)
    → simulates realistic work situations and measures how someone is inclined to react.
    → says something about practical judgment, setting priorities, collaboration, etc.

The Numerical Reasoning test is a strong addition within selection procedures. Where an interview or CV is based on self-presentation, this test offers an objective measurement of the ability to logically process and interpret numerical information.

This gives you a reliable picture of a candidate’s analytical and numerical skills, which supports your selection process with results instead of assumptions.

Measures the ability to process and interpret numerical data

Relevant indicator for learning speed, complexity processing and analytical ability

Dutch, French & English

Reasoning test based on numerical material

Performance-oriented multiple-choice test

7 questions

Time: Maximum 18 minutes

Price per administration: €40

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Verbal Reasoning Master

The verbal reasoning test measures your ability to critically analyze written information and draw correct conclusions from it. Candidates read short texts and evaluate subsequent statements as true, false or cannot be determined from the text.

This test evaluates:

  • Logical reasoning with language – interpreting facts and implications
  • Critical thinking and concentration – distinguishing between what is explicitly stated and what is not
  • Accuracy and speed of information processing

Verbal reasoning ability is one of the cognitive skills that is most predictive of general intelligence and future job performance.

Verbal reasoning ability is crucial in roles where:

  • Sharp analysis of written information is required
  • Accuracy in interpretation has a direct impact
  • Candidates must quickly separate main points from details

By including this test in your selection procedure, you gain insight into how someone reasons with language, substantiates decisions, and processes textual information – capabilities that are often decisive for successful performance in a master-level position.

The report displays results on three dimensions:

  • Verbal reasoning ability – the number of correct answers converted to a stanine score (1-9), standardized against a representative norm group
    • Recognizing Contradictions and Distortions: How well someone critically evaluates statements when the information is incorrect, overly absolute, or biased.
    • Assessing the Limits of Evidence: How well someone assesses whether there is sufficient information to make a claim.
    • Drawing Valid Conclusions: How well someone uses relevant information to reach accurate conclusions.
  • Accuracy – the extent to which the given answers were correct, without penalty points for answers marked as “I don’t know”
  • Speed – the time required to complete the test (does not affect the score, but provides additional insight into work pace)

The stanine score allows for objective comparison of candidates with a norm group.

The report is clear, concise, and immediately usable as input for selection and development interviews.

No single test perfectly predicts on its own how someone will function in a job. What you can do is smartly combine tests that each measure something different — so that you gather as much relevant information as possible, without unnecessary overlap or test fatigue. This increases the incremental validity: the added value of a test on top of the others.

Recommended combination with a verbal reasoning test:

  • Personality test (MAPS)
    → provides insight into stable behavioral preferences, such as orderliness, conscientiousness, and cooperation.
    → indicates how someone is inclined to act in work situations.
  • Abstract reasoning test
    → measures logical and analytical thinking with figures and patterns.
    → indicates learning ability and problem-solving thinking outside language context.

Through these combinations, you get a multi-layered and reliable overall picture: from cognitive capabilities to behavioral preferences and practical analysis.

The Verbal Reasoning test provides an objective addition within selection procedures. While interviews often give an impression of communicative skills, this test demonstrates in a standardized way how strong a candidate is in analyzing and interpreting information, and consequently drawing correct conclusions.

Measures critical and logical thinking with language

Objective performance measurement, standardized at master level

Dutch, French & English

Suitable for master education level

Performance-oriented multiple-choice test

12 statements (6 texts with 2 statements each)

Time: Maximum 16 minutes

Price per administration: €40

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Verbal Reasoning Bachelor

The verbal reasoning test measures your ability to critically analyze written information and draw correct conclusions from it. Candidates read short texts and evaluate subsequent statements as true, false or cannot be determined from the text.

This test evaluates:

  • Logical reasoning with language – interpreting facts and implications
  • Critical thinking and concentration – distinguishing between what is explicitly stated and what is not
  • Accuracy and speed of information processing

Verbal reasoning ability is one of the cognitive skills that is most predictive of general intelligence and future job performance.

Verbal reasoning ability is crucial in roles where:

  • Sharp analysis of written information is required
  • Accuracy in interpretation has a direct impact
  • Candidates must quickly separate main points from details

By including this test in your selection procedure, you gain insight into how someone reasons with language, substantiates decisions, and processes textual information – capabilities that are often decisive for successful performance in a bachelor-level position.

The report displays results on three dimensions:

  • Verbal reasoning ability – the number of correct answers converted to a stanine score (1-9), standardized against a representative norm group
    • Recognizing Contradictions and Distortions: How well someone critically evaluates statements when the information is incorrect, overly absolute, or biased.
    • Assessing the Limits of Evidence: How well someone assesses whether there is sufficient information to make a claim.
    • Drawing Valid Conclusions: How well someone uses relevant information to reach accurate conclusions.
  • Accuracy – the extent to which the given answers were correct, without penalty points for answers marked as “I don’t know”
  • Speed – the time required to complete the test (does not affect the score, but provides additional insight into work pace)

The stanine score allows for objective comparison of candidates with a norm group.

The report is clear, concise, and immediately usable as input for selection and development interviews.

No single test perfectly predicts on its own how someone will function in a job. What you can do is smartly combine tests that each measure something different — so that you gather as much relevant information as possible, without unnecessary overlap or test fatigue. This increases the incremental validity: the added value of a test on top of the others.

Recommended combination with a verbal reasoning test:

  • Personality test (MAPS)
    → provides insight into stable behavioral preferences, such as orderliness, conscientiousness, and cooperation.
    → indicates how someone is inclined to act in work situations.
  • Abstract reasoning test
    → measures logical and analytical thinking with figures and patterns.
    → indicates learning ability and problem-solving thinking outside language context.

Through these combinations, you get a multi-layered and reliable overall picture: from cognitive capabilities to behavioral preferences and practical analysis.

The Verbal Reasoning test provides an objective addition within selection procedures. While interviews often give an impression of communicative skills, this test demonstrates in a standardized way how strong a candidate is in analyzing and interpreting information, and consequently drawing correct conclusions.

Measures critical and logical thinking with language

Objective performance measurement, standardized at bachelor level

Dutch, French & English

Suitable for bachelor education level

Performance-oriented multiple-choice test

12 statements (6 texts with 2 statements each)

Time: maximum 16 minutes

Price per administration: €40

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Abstract Reasoning Master

This test measures abstract reasoning ability: the capacity to analyze new information, recognize patterns, and make logical connections. This ability reflects a person’s potential to learn and solve complex problems.

The test evaluates:

  • Inductive and deductive reasoning – recognizing relationships between abstract figures
  • Problem-solving thinking – logical reasoning without relying on specific subject knowledge
  • General cognitive abilities – a predictor of learning speed and job performance

Candidates are presented with 10 figure sequences, each with 5 answer alternatives. There is only 1 correct answer per question.

Abstract reasoning ability is among the top three cognitive skills that are most predictive of:

  • Successful performance in new or complex roles
  • Quick learning and understanding of new concepts
  • Effective problem-solving and analytical thinking

The test provides an objective picture of someone’s learning potential, regardless of education or background.

By including this test in your selection process, you quickly gain insight into someone’s cognitive foundation, allowing you to better assess whether someone has the thinking level and learning ability that the position requires.

The report displays results on two dimensions:

  • Abstract reasoning ability – the number of correct answers, converted to a stanine score (1-9) relative to a norm group
  • Speed – the time required to answer the questions (does not affect the score, but provides additional insight into work pace)

The stanine score allows you to compare the candidate with a representative norm group.

The report is clear, concise, and immediately usable in selection or development interviews.

No single test perfectly predicts on its own how someone will function in a job. What you can do is smartly combine tests that each measure something different — so that you gather as much relevant information as possible, without unnecessary overlap or test fatigue. This increases the incremental validity: the added value of a test on top of the others.

Recommended combination with an abstract reasoning test:

  • Personality test (MAPS)
    → provides insight into stable behavioral preferences, such as orderliness, stress resistance, and cooperation.
    → indicates how someone tends to act in work situations.
  • Situational judgment test (SJT)
    → simulates concrete work situations and measures practical judgment.
    → indicates how someone tends to act in typical job situations.

Through these combinations, you get a multi-layered and reliable overall picture: from cognitive abilities to behavioral preferences and practical actions.

The Abstract Reasoning test is a valuable addition within selection procedures. Where interviews and CV screenings are often dependent on what a candidate tells you (self-presentation), this test objectively measures how someone reasons logically and recognizes complex patterns.

Measures abstract reasoning ability – Predictor of learning capacity

Culture- and language-neutral test for objective selection

Dutch, French & English

Suitable for master education level

Performance-oriented multiple-choice test

10 questions

Time: Maximum 10 minutes

Price per administration: €40

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Abstract Reasoning Bachelor

This test measures abstract reasoning ability: the capacity to analyze new information, recognize patterns, and make logical connections. This ability reflects a person’s potential to learn and solve complex problems.

The test evaluates:

  • Inductive and deductive reasoning – recognizing relationships between abstract figures
  • Problem-solving thinking – logical reasoning without relying on specific subject knowledge
  • General cognitive abilities – a predictor of learning speed and job performance

Candidates are presented with 10 figure sequences, each with 5 answer alternatives. There is only 1 correct answer per question.

Abstract reasoning ability is among the top three cognitive skills that are most predictive of:

  • Successful performance in new or complex roles
  • Quick learning and understanding of new concepts
  • Effective problem-solving and analytical thinking

The test provides an objective view of a person’s learning potential, regardless of education or background.

By including this test in your selection process, you quickly gain insight into a person’s cognitive foundation, allowing you to better assess whether someone has the thinking level and learning ability that the position requires.

The report displays results on two dimensions:

  • Abstract reasoning ability – the number of correct answers, converted to a stanine score (1-9) relative to a norm group
  • Speed – the time required to answer the questions (does not affect the score, but provides additional insight into work pace)

The stanine score allows you to compare the candidate with a representative norm group.

The report is clear, concise, and immediately applicable in selection or development interviews.

No single test perfectly predicts on its own how someone will function in a job. What you can do is smartly combine tests that each measure something different — so that you gather as much relevant information as possible, without unnecessary overlap or test fatigue. This increases the incremental validity: the added value of a test on top of the others.

Recommended combination with an abstract reasoning test:

  • Personality test (MAPS)
    → provides insight into stable behavioral preferences, such as orderliness, stress resistance, and cooperation.
    → indicates how someone tends to act in work situations.
  • Situational judgment test (SJT)
    → simulates concrete work situations and measures practical judgment.
    → indicates how someone tends to act in typical job situations.

Through these combinations, you get a multi-layered and reliable overall picture: from cognitive abilities to behavioral preferences and practical actions.

The Abstract Reasoning test is a valuable addition to selection processes. Where interviews and CV screenings often depend on what a candidate tells you (self-presentation), this test objectively measures how someone reasons logically and recognizes complex patterns.

Measures abstract reasoning ability – Predictor of learning capacity

Culture and language-neutral test for objective selection

Dutch, French & English

Suitable for bachelor education level

Performance-oriented multiple-choice test

10 questions

Time: Maximum 10 minutes

Price per administration: €40

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Abstract Reasoning Secondary

This test measures abstract reasoning ability: the capacity to analyze new information, recognize patterns, and make logical connections. This ability reflects a person’s potential to learn and solve complex problems.

The test assesses:

  • Inductive and deductive reasoning – recognizing relationships between abstract figures
  • Problem-solving thinking – logical reasoning without relying on specific subject knowledge
  • General cognitive abilities – a predictor of learning speed and job performance

Candidates are presented with 10 figure sequences, each with 5 answer alternatives. There is only 1 correct answer per question.

Abstract reasoning ability is among the top three cognitive skills that are most predictive of:

  • Successful performance in new or complex roles
  • Quick learning and understanding of new concepts
  • Effective problem-solving and analytical thinking

The test provides an objective picture of someone’s learning potential, regardless of education or background.

By including this test in your selection process, you quickly gain insight into someone’s cognitive foundation, allowing you to better assess whether someone has the thinking level and learning ability that the position requires.

The report displays results on two dimensions:

  • Abstract reasoning ability – the number of correct answers, converted to a stanine score (1-9) relative to a norm group
  • Speed – the time required to answer the questions (does not affect the score, but provides additional insight into work pace)

The stanine score allows you to compare the candidate with a representative norm group, where scores between 4-6 are average, and scores toward 1 or 9 are (very) low or high respectively.

The report is clear, concise, and immediately usable in selection or development conversations.

No single test perfectly predicts on its own how someone will function in a job. What you can do is smartly combine tests that each measure something different — so that you gather as much relevant information as possible, without unnecessary overlap or test fatigue. This increases the incremental validity: the added value of a test on top of the others.

Recommended combination with an abstract reasoning test:

  • Personality test (MAPS)
    → provides insight into stable behavioral preferences, such as orderliness, stress resistance, and cooperation.
    → indicates how someone tends to act in work situations.
  • Situational Judgment Test (SJT)
    → simulates concrete work situations and measures practical judgment.
    → indicates how someone tends to act in typical job situations.

Through these combinations, you get a multi-layered and reliable overall picture: from cognitive abilities to behavioral preferences and practical action.

The Abstract Reasoning test is a valuable addition within selection procedures. Where interviews and CV screenings are often dependent on what a candidate tells you (self-presentation), this test objectively measures how someone reasons logically and recognizes complex patterns.

Measures abstract reasoning ability – Predictor of learning capacity

Culture- and language-neutral test for objective selection

Dutch, French & English

Suitable for secondary education level

Performance-oriented multiple-choice test

10 questions

Time: Maximum 15 minutes

Price per administration: €40

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