Diagnosing a wrong answer

11+ · Non-Verbal Reasoning · GL · NVR7 — Hidden shapes — finding shapes within larger ones

Question

Question (6 marks): A candidate reports: "I found the pentagon target inside option C — I traced four of its five sides perfectly, but the fifth side seemed to use a small gap in the larger figure." They selected C; the correct answer was E.

(a) Identify the rule the candidate broke. (2 marks) (b) Name the cognitive bias most likely responsible for the error. (1 mark) (c) Describe three specific changes to the candidate's method that would prevent this error in future. (3 marks)

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