Can't figure this abstract thinking question out!

Holliday said:
I'd say E for the dot one.

The black dot seems to move about two thirds the length of a side clockwise around the square each move, and the white dot seems to move one quarter length of a side anti clockwise each move.
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So would I, however I don't think the drawings are accurate as it seems to move about 80% in the first two steps but less than that in the third step.

I wonder if we each take more time solving it than someone did drawing it :/

Even if Intel are putting these tests out it means nothing. Lots of companies buy into the psychobabble. Sadly if you want a job you'd struggle to put a big line through it and write "I do not participate in psychobabble".
 
Holliday said:
I'd say E for the dot one.

The black dot seems to move about two thirds the length of a side clockwise around the square each move, and the white dot seems to move one quarter length of a side anti clockwise each move.
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It's definitely e, and for the reason given, although the white dot is moving a third eachtime, not a quarter. There are the corners and two positions on each side. Black moves two clockwise, White one anticlockwise.
 
The Halk said:
So would I, however I don't think the drawings are accurate as it seems to move about 80% in the first two steps but less than that in the third step.

I wonder if we each take more time solving it than someone did drawing it :/

Even if Intel are putting these tests out it means nothing. Lots of companies buy into the psychobabble. Sadly if you want a job you'd struggle to put a big line through it and write "I do not participate in psychobabble".
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i went with E too, but the way i did it was super imposing an 8x8 grid in my minds eye. Much this this:

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Seems to be undeniably correct, as we aren't given any info that the dots can interfere with each other.
 
Yeah, the grid shows less movement in part 3 than the first two, which is what I thought. But it does broadly back what we are saying to the point where E is the right answer.

It appears to be a test of reasoning, which in my opinion is perfectly fine in a job interview. However they should have taken far more care to get the dots moving by the right amount in each step.
 
@ OP

I'd go B, seeing as everything on the top row is even numbers/sides, and bottom row is odd numbers/sides. (as I am counting the 'objects' and not the spikes on the objects as some people seem to be doing)
 
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vonhelmet said:
No it doesn't :confused:

Each time black moves two spaces clockwise around the perimeter and white moves one space anticlockwise around the perimeter.
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Look closer. The grid was superimposed. If you put a grid on that was 20x20 rather than 4x4 you would see what I mean. The dots start at the edge of the box and travel to the center of the destination box.
 
The Halk said:
Look closer. The grid was superimposed. If you put a grid on that was 20x20 rather than 4x4 you would see what I mean. The dots start at the edge of the box and travel to the center of the destination box.
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I realised that was what you were talking about as soon as I posted... I'd guess it's a bad drawing, rather than the solution being incorrect.
 
vonhelmet said:
I realised that was what you were talking about as soon as I posted... I'd guess it's a bad drawing, rather than the solution being incorrect.
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Exactly! Which is why I was a bit disgruntled I ended up having to spend more time solving it than they did creating it.

Which somtimes (not this thread) is the way I feel about GD and SC. I spend far far more time responding to an idiot post than the idiot does just crapping their brain onto the keyboard. :)
 
when i saw this lunch time yesterday my first thought was D
i read a few of the posts about B and thought yea could be on to something
and even reasond that it could also be C
but looking at it again i would still chose D
as each shape would be random the number of shapes in the bottom half would = the sides of the previous block
but either way it is still a guess
 
I didn't know you posted this on OCuk :P I had 3 minutes to get the right answer guys :/ this test was a right bs....... I hope I don't have to do anything similar again.... stupid placements
 
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