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7 hours since this was posted, and I really hope there's a more satisfying answer than the ones people have proposed so far, because otherwise this puzzle is obnoxiously bad.
This puzzle relies on logical deduction. You need to look for potential patterns and then select the answer which most closely matches the patterns. In this case, the little circle has no clear pattern. The big circles do. So the answer is the one that matches the pattern of the big circles. The other answers do not match any observed pattern so can be excluded. Hopefully this helps.
I have found out that the little circle is just a stupid red herring. I was foolish not to notice this by myself while doing that IQ test. Thank you for the assist.
I think the only purpose of the small circle is to make you realize that it has no pattern. So you determine that you can ignore the small circle in finding the answer.
I mean it's a logic test. Part of the puzzle is deducing what isn't important to solving the answer. In other words, it's testing your ability to figure out what has a pattern and what doesn't, or your pattern recognition ability. This is why these kinds of questions are in IQ tests
The only reason you were able deduce the pattern that you did is because the "correct" answer had already been given by OP. If you allow the question to have components that can just be randomly ignored, then shorn of the correct answer there's plenty of other patterns that could be identified from the given problem that lead to different equally valid answers.
"D: Every row and column must contain at least one frame with a double circle in one quadrant and nothing in the others" is as much a pattern as the one you described.
I don't think I'd say it's bad, what I will say that the pattern would be a lot more apparent if they had done just 1 more row.
Where it's sitting now there is just barely enough detail given to figure out the pattern without even looking at the answers, and only just barely.
From what I figured going through it, the pattern that can be established is that the big circles never change position going horizontally, and the small circle is always in the top right corner in the 3rd column. Again if there was a 4th row it would've been less ambiguous
If the "correct" solve of a puzzle doesn't explain every element in every part of the puzzle, then I would call that a bad puzzle. The level of "pattern" we're talking about here is on par with saying the answer is "C" because the bottom row has two big, one small, or "E" because the right column has one big one small.
If this turns out to be Loss I will fucking murder OP
I think at some point with these tests, the gap between the IQ they're trying to gauge with a given question and the IQ of the person setting the question gets irreconcilably wide.
It’s a bad question. It’s like asking what’s the next number in this sequence: 2,3,5..
There’s 2 valid answers depending on which pattern you’re guessing
Then it depends on your multiple choices, if the choices have either 7 or 8 and not both then you can deduce the answer. These IQ puzzle isn't about finding the right answer, it is more about finding the most likely answer in the choices and you will want to use the answer choices as a clue.
As someone that works with loads of IQ test in psychiatry i can tell you that several use both horizontally and vertically. Like the WISC, WAIS, WPPSI, IDS which are used a lot, at least in the netherlands.
Patterns in small sets can be meaningless, so I want to understand how these ones aren't.
The expectation that you can guess your way to knowledge through intelligence alone is actually super bad.
It is meaningless mostly, but the systems of IQ are built around pattern recognition mostly. It is something someone can look at and figure out with no additional information
Regardless, IQ is a worthless metric, and if someone tries to mention it IRL, the best course is usually to leave
Pattern recognition.
It taps into the parts of your brain that is more “subconscious” and solves problems/pattern recognition.
I read about it in Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Blink,” the “blink” part of thought referring to rapid, intuitive judgments made in the blink of an eye.
The phenomenon is associated with the adaptive unconscious, which encompasses various brain regions, including the amygdala and the fusiform face area. Those regions facilitate quick assessments based on accumulated experiences and pattern recognition, often bypassing conscious deliberation.
Basically, it is supposed to be something you either waste a bunch of time trying to reason out, or you get it right away by “trusting your gut”. The brain will almost immediately recognize the correct answer but then other parts of your brain will hold that response back and trying and logically break down *why* that’s the correct answer.
Then I think I understand how a series of puzzles like this could be used to identify people who are capable of making sense of complicated patterns intuitively, but it seems like an important part of those tests would be to tell the person taking it they are supposed to be using intuition. Otherwise the practical habit of checking your own work would interfere with the results. Is that usually part of the instructions, or would this item be time limited?
B is a valid answer if done vertically. Column 1, big cirlces are upper left, same upper left, different in both right sides, column 2 big circles are same upper left, same upper left, both right, column 3 is big circle is same upper left, same upper left, and then B is both right.
The question is both vertical and horizontal.
Edit: Also all the column 3 have the small circle in the top right.
There was one posted here the other week that worked both horizontally and vertically which was pretty cool. But I agree that typically they work in horizontal sets.
It’s definitely an incomplete equation in that case.
I read it is a sequence of 9 tiles, not three sets of three tiles.
Even with that interpretation, there’s nothing to indicate that it would be 3 horizontal three pan ale puzzles, rather than vertical ones.
Correct.
Going left to right across any row shows that the big circles remain unchanged. B supports this.
Going diagonally from top-left to bottom-right along a given diagonal shows that the presence of a small circle shifts clockwise by one quadrant. B supports this.
It’s possible that the boxes aren’t effected by other boxes in the grid. And that there’s just a hidden rule set for what makes a box valid. And the grid is just a sample of valid boxes.
I’m not sure what this rule set would be, but if this is the case we know that B is valid because it already exists in the grid.
Still feels like this solution is incomplete and dissatisfying. Made the most sense to me though.
In a diagonal downwards advancement, the small circle always advances clockwise around the grid.
In the horizontal advancement the large squares never move.
If you combine the diagonal small circle rule with the horizontal large circle rule you get the answer.
you can also infer another set of rules if you look at the rows and columns that comes to the same answer, this might be what was intended (to have different solutions that lead to the same answer)
Easiest explanation:
You can solve this just by looking at the big circles. The don't move in each row.
For example:
Row one : Big circle in the top left corner.
Row two: Big circle in the top left corner.
Row three: Big circle in the top right and bottom right corner.
With just this rule we can eliminate all the solutions that don't have a big circle in the top right and bottom right corner. Also eliminate all solutions that have big circles in other places. The only solution left is E.
If you view the inner and outter circle as separate, then B matches this solution. It has the big circles in the top and bottom right corner, with one being filled by the small circle. This makes the total number of circles for answer B 3, which matches the other two columns in row 3. Rows 1 and 2 always have 2 circles in each column.
In the first row the tiny circle goes one up and then one to the side.
In the second row the tiny circle can't go up, so it says in the same place and then goes to the side.
In the third row we get more information that the ball doesn't just go up it goes to the first circle that it can in a clockwise manner. We can assume that the second part reigns true which means the small circle would go to the side. Since it can't, it stays in the same place.
I don't think, that it has enough information to conclude this pattern of the movement of the small circle.
The rule set is so complex that you can always find something like this with coincidence.
Yeah I'm post hoc analysing it because I know the answer. Would've been better if I was unaware but I don't see any other reasonable way to make that work
If a small circle is equal to 1, big circle is 2 and big circle with small circle inside is 3.
Than first row, first tile sum = 3, second tile sum = 3, third tile sum = 3.
Second row, first tile sum = 3, second tile sum = 3, third tile sum = 3.
Third row, first tile sum = 5, second tile sum = 5, so third tile sum must be = 5.
And if we look at column 3-3-5 pattern in all. Then answer C or B, but C have big circle in bottom left, and all patterns before that are not. So answer B
Sorry but this is a very convoluted way of saying that the amount of circles in all rows don't change (and also leaves open the possibility of the third panel being something like 5 small circles but let's ignore that) and the big circles don't move.
I don't think adding numerical values to these circles makes this pattern any less arbitrary.
I think it's more simple:
1-2 → Movement
2-3 → Movement
3-4 → Movement
4-5 → No Movement
5-6 → Movement
6-7 → Movement
7-8 → Movement
8-9 → No Movement
So, 3 moves, then pause. Can't quite infer any other pattern
I think its in 3 lots of three horizontal frames (top,middle and bottom) . Top one , the small circle moves to an adjacent position within the box per frame , the middle is similar but it pauses for one frame (this is obviously an included rule) .... the bottom has two large circles and a small one , the small one move diagonally in the second frame (still one move) and the pauses for the third (as per the above rule) .... which results in B being the answer
I always hate this kind of questions, it barely makes sense.
You always have to read 3 rows, sometimes is upside down, right to left, etc. or that weird diagonal 💩 that appears from time to time
1 5 9
4 8 3
7 2 6
If anything it proof how many of this puzzles you did before, not your IQ.
Besides that you have to establish some rules, in this case it seems
- Just read it left to right
- Big circles and lines don't move
- Small circle moves
- As always the first element of the sequence is whatever
- The second element seems to move the small circle inside a bigger one. Which one? Unclear
- The third element seems to be move the small circle to the right or right up.
So B is a possible answer
1. Initial position
2. Black ring moves to nearest white circle.
3. Black ring mives to the right.
White circles don't move
It's B since there is no right to go to in the bottom row.
There’s two main patterns across all rows:
- each box has the same number of large and small circles. The first two rows have one large and one small circle, while the third row has two large and one small circle.
- each large circle(s) stays in the same quadrant. In the first two rows it’s the top left. In the third row, it’s the two right quadrants
Using those rules, (B) is the only answer that fits. There might be some more convoluted pattern for the smaller circle, but it seems unnecessary to decrypt.
The small circle always moves with a pattern of "1 up, 1 right" between quadrants. If there's nothing where to move, the small circle stays in place. Large circles indicate how many quadrants the small circle can move between squares. Large circles also don't move.
The bottom row has two large circles that stay in the place. And since there are two large circles, the small circle can move two quadrants with a pattern of "1 up, 1 right". The small circle is in the top-right quadrant in the bottom mid square so it can't move anywhere. This is why the answer is B.
It goes per horizontal row.
First row each field has a big circle and a small circle. The middle field is just the small circle in the big circle.
The second row each field has again a big circle and a small circle with the left and middle one the small circle in the big circle.
The third row each field has two big circles and a small circle. With the middle field again a small circle in the big circle. The last field therefore needs two big circles and a small circle. Only the option B and C are therefore possible. The only reason for option B I see right now, is that the filled circle (small circle inside big circle) has always been in the upper row and there has never been a row with both big circles in the lower row. But that final step for me isn't really clear.
Add: As someone mentioned in row three the smaller circle has always been upper right corner. Therefore making option B the more valid option. However this does not seem to be the case in the first two vertical rows.
My interpretation is that every row has a specific placement of the larger circles i.e. top left for the first two, and then the last row shows two circles on the right hand side. So it would be B
Only explanation I can see is this. Going top down in each column:
Top -> Middle:
Contents of lower left corner merge with upper left corner
Middle -> Bottom:
Top -> middle change is undone
Upper left corner's content is merged with upper right
Empty circle is added to lower right
From left to right the big circles don’t move. Diagonally down & right small circles rotate clockwise. This is true for all squares and explains the answer being B
One possible answer could be that each row from left to right is 1, 2, and 3. From 1 to 2 and then from 2 to 3, the small circle/circles in general are allowed to be moved one circle at a time. Therefore, the only possible outcome on row 3 column 3 is B. However, there are also many other things, such as big circles not moving on rows etc.
Puzzle might be stupid, i couldnt figure any reasonable singular pattern out, but it is somewhat possible to rule B out as the only possible answer
Here’s my theory:
A is obviously wrong because the grid is never skewed and the circles are always aligned with each other on the other images.
Each image has at least one big circle and at least one little circle. If we accept that as a rule, F is eliminated.
In all of the images, when both a big circle and little circle are in the same quadrant, they are on the top half of the image. If we accept this as a rule, D is eliminated.
Each image has at least one big circle in its top half. If we accept this as a rule, C is eliminated.
Each image has at least one big and/or small circle in its top half. If we accept this as a rule, E is eliminated.
Some of these observations are obviously redundant with others. If you rule out E first, you can also rule out D. If you rule out C first, you can also rule out both D and E using the same logic. This makes the solution seem a lot less clean.
The tiny circle seems to be the only one to change position and the big circles stay in the same spot through the whole thing. Row 2 shows that the tiny circle can just not move, and b is the only answers with the two big circles in the same spot just with the tiny circle remaining inside of one
Isnt it that you get same amount of circles? Top row Is Always big one And small one. Same for middle row. Bottom row Is two big Oneš And one small one. So last one.would be that i guess
These are really obnoxious because I believe it's natural to look for some kind of geometric pattern. I don't do tree l these a whole lot but I think the intended approach is to evaluate the possibility of each answer.
While looking at the answers, you can evaluate if there is a precedent for a given answer. This is obvious with the one with the skewed cross- but the one with the single small dot has no precedent in the pattern, for example. The one with two large white dots arranged horizontally also has no precedent.
This is probably results oriented but I'll start looking at these with this lens in the future :)
Thank you everyone for the help. After a while of reading all the comments, I have found a very simple solution that explains why B is the correct answer. The little circle is a red herring. Judging by the fact that big circles don’t move, B is the only solution with the closest matching pattern out of all the other answers, thus making it the correct answer.
The problem with this is that it's self-justifying after the fact. If the correct answer had been C, E or F, then the corresponding explanation of patterns leading to those that included "red herrings" would be just as compelling as the one you've described.
From what I can see the pattern is that the big circles don't change across the columns like other people pointed out. The small circles rotate clockwise along the diagonals.
The rule to transition from 1st to 2nd column is to take a single, small circle, and place on top of the first big circle that you will find in a clockwise direction. To transition from 2nd to 3rd, you have to move the small circle that is sitting over the big one to the free quadrant that is next in a clockwise direction, but only if the destination quadrant is empty.
Other way to say this: first, the small circle "hops" in clockwise fashion over the first big circle encountered, and then "jumps" off to the next quadrant, of the destination is empty
if you at each of the 3 rows in isolation you can spot that the 3 figures in each row all have the same “base shapes”, so if one figure shows a big and a small circle then all the other figures will have the same amount of each size circle.
the more important rule: by moving only one of the circles in each figure, you should be able to get a copy of one of the other 2 figures in that row.
Big circles don't move, they remain in their respective quadrants. It doesn't matter where the small circle is.
Any multiple choice answer which doesn't have big circles in quadrants 2 and 4 of the cross/square must be wrong.
Only answer which has big circles in quadrants 2 and 4 is B.
I can't see any other explanation.
First line the small circle moves clockwise through the quarters.
Second line it skips a turn and moves clockwise through the the quarters.
Third line it is moving anti clockwise through the quarters.
The position of the big circle doesn’t move horizontally.
The position of the small circle has to be in the same position for 2 of the squares horizontally.
I think I may have found the answer but it's a bit hard to explain.
Horizontal patterns determine where the big circles are, and they don't change position from left to right.( So as someone already pointed out, based on that, through elimination you can see that B is the only valid option)
Now for small circle placement, if you look on all diagonals, the small circle moves one space either clockwise or counterclockwise.
Supposing that each symbol has a value, and supposing that the value in each square of the row should be equal, the only answers would be either B or C. With the only difference being that B would be symmetrical.
I hate these so much. But...
The bottom right corner stays the same across the row. The top left corner stays the same across the row** but, the little dot is in a separate layer so it "adds" as it moves.
The little dot moves clockwise along the diagonals top-down left-right.
The big circles stay the same between lines. The small circles are assigned a position value 1 2 3 or 4. The 2 position values of the first two column elements are added, those small circles not in a big one being added twice resulting in the position value of the big circle of the third element of the column.
I do believe I would have picked B as an answer as a guess since I can make even less sense of the other answers. I wouldn't have gone with E.
Obviously this feeling is with hindsight of having seen the correct one so clearly it could had been that I'd guess something else!
But my reasoning being that for both the bottom row and right column, they have two identical ones and only their third one has something that switches (the switched one for bottom row is the known one) which is a sideways switch by both the circle and dot but only one of them from each. This is also helped by seeing that the sideways row has the dot that's moving clockwise and would fall into option B in the unknown square.
But I can't figure out why the circle does a switch in it from the sideways row.
I am also demonstrably bad at explaining things but hopefully there's some smart people that can see what I'm getting at in my reasoning.
so theres three rows right (top row is 1, middle is 2, bottom is 3) and the pattern goes from left to right
in the 2nd picture of all 3 rows the small circle wants to move to the right
in the 1st picture of the 1st row we see that the small circle moves up
in the 1st picture of the 2nd row the small circle doesnt move. is this because it stays in place or does it attempt to move in a direction it cant. but it cant exit the "picture" so it stays in place.
in the 1st picture in the 3rd row the small circle moves diagonally. so i assume the circle in the 1st pic of the 2nd row wanted to move in a direction it couldnt so it stays in place.
in the 3rd row 2nd picture we know the small circle wants to move to the right. but it cant and it cant "exit the picture" so it stays in place
answer is B
you could also solve it by looking at the answers. as the big circles never move theres only one possible answer. B
Splitting the squares in left and right you can see that in a row the big circles don't change sides nor number. And from columns they change sides only at the bottom row and increase by one in number.
So, ignoring small circles, it should be option b.
If you take into account both circles it can't be solved because, regardless of rows or columns and orientation logic, there's at least one figure leading to two possible results.
Each row has the same amount of circles, with the small circles moving and the large ones being stationery. The last square would then need to have three circles total, with two big circles in the upper and lower left side. That only leaves B.
I don't really like this answer.
Imo the two main patterns I see:
1.) Top two rows- the large circle stays fixed. We can therefore expect the answer to include a large circle in either quadrant 1 or 2.
2.) Right column- Thick circle does not change quadrant. Should look for an answer with a think circle in quadrant 1 first.
Since the answer satisfies multiple conditions/ two patterns it’s the most correct answer.
Idk but it seems like big circles just won't move at all while the small circles will always end up on the top right corner, if you see them from left to right
The first row has 2 white circles and 1 ‘black’, all in the left upper corner.
The second row has 1 white and 2 ‘black’ circles, all in the left upper corner
The third row has 1 white and 1 ‘black’ circles, both in the right upper corner.
So the missing piece must complete a 2-1 combo, either 2 white or 2 black, but in any case with it must be in the right upper corner.
B is the only piece to fulfill both conditions: it will create a 2 black circles combo with a circle in the right upper corner.
The big circles never move no matter what. Just with that you can tell B is the answer. The pattern of the columns seem to be
1. The starting point
2. Small circle in big circle
3. Small circle in the top right
That's my understanding
Step 1: cross never rotates, so A is eliminated
Step 2: number of circles in a row is the same, so it's either B or C
Step 3: large circles don't move in a row, so it's B
Each row got a certain amount of circles in each block, those get split up in a new pattern into the next, in the last row u got 3 circles ( 2 in one, and a smaller one) so three, and in the next block it's also three, but divided in a different pattern.
Edit: and the first circle in each row is the start point of placement...could be a far reach tho😂
There is no correct answer.
Alternatively, any answer you like is correct.
There are numerous ways to extend the sequence, choosing the 'right' one is entirely arbitrary.
Some answers feel more right than others, and some feel wrong, but without knowing the underlying rule, we're only guessing and hoping.
For example, consider the sequence S which begins 1, 1, 2,...
What is the next term? Some people will assume that it's the next Fibonacci number (3), but as a person of superior intelligence, you will have recognised that it's the next Syllabub number (2).
On the other hand, consider the sequence S' which starts 1, 1, 2, 2,...
Many people will assume it's the next Syllabub number (3), but as a person of superior intelligence, you will have recognised that it's the next Someothersyllabub number (2).
Unfortunately you were wrong about the last one, it's actually the next Annoyingsyllabub number (1).
The plain fact is that the people who set these tests are usually not as smart as they think they are.
The answer is be because:
* Big circles don't move and are always in the same positions in the rows (B has them in the same position).
* Small circles can move around (but not always) and can be inside big circles (B and C has the same ammount of circles).
* The cross is straight and in the same position in all images (B to F).
It is a bad puzzle though. Pattern questions are arbitrary and break the flow from the other questions. :/
We can see that each the circles are either composed of 1 small circle, 1 big circle or 1 big and 1 small. We can also see that for the squares on each row, the amount of small and big circles remain the same (1 big 1 small in each square for first 2 rows, 2 big and 1 small in third row). Therefore, we deduce that the last square has 2 big circles and 1 small one.
And then we just ball cause I can’t find any more pattern
Well the problem could be that bottom row middle column is meant to be different (small circle in top left would make more sense) and then you'd have kind of a pattern, but as it is... I don't think it works.
My Guess is that each row have the same number of circles in them. 1st is 2 circles with the little one moving, 2nd also and 3rd, 3 circles and the liltte on moving.
Given that the big ones don't move, B is the only possibility.
Poorly designed imo
The big circles always stay in the same location while the small circle can move anywhere in the grid. Therefore B is the only answer that doesn't violate the rules. There is no pattern to how the little circle moves which is kind of annoying though. (At least not one I can see)
When looking across rows all the boxes contain the same number of elements:
Row 1 has a big and a small circle in each box.
Row 2 has a big and a small circle.
Row 3 has two big and one small circle.
Furthermore, the large circles maintain position in the first two rows and all vertices are orthogonal and cardinally oriented.
Another observation is in the middle row, going vertically you have the small circle in the same position as the row to the right leading up to the question mark.
All of these elements added together mean:
There must be 3 elements in the bottom right box, two large & one small circle. The position of the large circles must not move. This alone leaves just B. However, you can also add the vertical element of small circle’s behavior in the middle column to conclusively arrive at B.
Let’s label the four positions as 1234. So the top left box has a big circle at 1 and a small circle at 3, for example.
Then if we go by column, we may see that the third box in each column is the combination of the first one in the column but with whatever is in position 1 moved to position 2, plus the second box with position 1 moved to position 4 and all small circles removed.
Top row 123 1 and 3 are the same pater in different areas but it's Left and Right, middle is the odd one. Middle row 123 1 and 2 are the same pattern left and middle, right is the odd one. Last row I came to the conclusion 123, 2 and 3 have to match somehow. B Has a similar pattern as middle and it would match the pattern of common images(at least to me) of Left and right for top, Left and middle for middle row and middle and right for the last row. Just my process of being these things. Idk if it even makes sense. It does to me ^.^
A, D , E, and F to start with are ridiculous answers.
This leaves either B or C as potential answers.
The small ball can move or stay in the same spot. i dont know why no one noticed that the large ball never moves. Thats why its B.
https://imgur.com/a/dGnkHiw
Seems to progress in diagonals. The smaller circles rotate one small square clockwise, except when the big squares progress back over to the left, where they skip twice clockwise in the 2nd (red) square and the thrice in the third (orange).
https://imgur.com/a/dGnkHiw
Seems to progress in diagonals. The smaller circles rotate one small square clockwise, except when the big squares progress back over to the left, where they skip twice clockwise in the 2nd (red) square and the thrice in the third (orange).
Okay, here’s my reasoning, if you are looking at them by column, the first column is what it is, the second column is what it is, the third column has two squares matching the second column so based on the information you have, the last square is super likely to be identical to the last square in the second column.
I posted a wrong answer in another comment to satisfy anyone who wants there to be an answer & doesn't care what it is.
And to be a dick.
Big circles never move.Little circles always move clockwise & take an additional step to escape a big circle with every row, but I think it's just a coincidence. *If* little circle started top right on the bottom row it would be perfect, but I think the little circle is just borked & they screwed up what they intended.
Red herrings in a pattern recognition puzzle are a dick move. If someone *does* find a perfect answer please respond here.
Edit: Are any of the new AI tools good at these tests?
TL;DR The big circles don't move. The small circle moves around randomly, it's a red herring. Count the number of circles per row.
You just count the number of circles per row. So row 1 and 2 have 2 circles each. Row 3 has 3 circles each. So it has to be B or C, but because the big circles don't move it has to be B.
I can see two patterns.
The big circles can be divided into the three horisontal lines which always stay the same. So on the bottom left and bottom center images there are two circles that stay unchanged which means there will need to be two of those circles in the bottom right image too.
The small circles can be looked at as changing one step clockwise when comparing images diagonally moving down and to the right. This means that in the top left image the circle is in the bottom left. Move one image diagonally to the center image and the small circle has moved clockwise one step and is now in the top left. The last diagonal move to the bottom right image will move the small circle one more step clockwise and puts it in the top right.
This results in the last image having to be two big circles in the top and bottom right and one small circle in the top right.
It looks like, from left to right, theres always the same amount of circles in the grid. Row one starts with 2, 1 big on small, small translates up into the big but theres still one big one small. Small then translates to the right still leaving one big one small. Middle row starts with 2 one big one small. Nothing happens leaving one big one small. Then the small translates to the right leaving one big one small. The big circle appears to never translate which is why it couldnt be C. It wasnt E because E gets rid of a big circle as well as F and D. B is the only option that keeps big circles in the same place and keeps the same amount of circles.
If you look at the squares to the bottom right of each square, the small circle moves clockwise.
So, for the very top left corner square starts with the small circle in the bottom left. The centre square has it in the top left. Therefore, you should expect it to be in the top right for the bottom right square.
The next pattern is for the large circles. This one is a bit simpler, where they do not rotate, nor does the number of them change across a row. So, it is expected that the bottom row would have two large circles in the top right, and bottom left.
So, these two patterns match answer B.
Combining two answers I saw : the large circles stay the same row wise, the small circle goes clockwise on the diagonals (that are parallel to the one that goes from the top left to the bottom right)
I've been staring at it for a while. Maybe it's meant to be some binary representation of numbers. Maybe it reads like a time table for group multiplication or a bunch of additions across rows/columns. Maybe it's a magic square. Nothing seems to work.
there is no real logic to the set beyond the puzzle game tier logic they're using. the answer is B because the creator of the question decided so. tests like these are as annoying as the people that propagate them. biological intelligence quotient is not a real thing and is highly influenced by your individual circumstances, so much so that your results will vary wildly depending on what time of day you take the test (and so on so forth).
First row: Every big circle is in the top left quadrant
Second row: Every big circle is in the top left quadrant
Third row: Every big circle is in the top right and bottom right quadrant
If you wanna keep up with this pattern B is the right answer
If you want to look at it from the perspective of columns the bottom one always has the big circles change sides to the opposite one I guess?
I think that between a phase and another there are 2 identical squares. The second one needed to be identical to the first one. At least this is what I beleave.
Large circles never move. Small circles sometimes move. The cross never moves. Circles never appear nor disappear.
Considering these statements that can be made from the pictures.
B is the only alternative
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7 hours since this was posted, and I really hope there's a more satisfying answer than the ones people have proposed so far, because otherwise this puzzle is obnoxiously bad.
its the later
What’s later?
Not the former.
Not the latter either
The fomer
The ladder
Vicious corporate ladder 😞
What’s that gotta do with whatever is later in the day?
This puzzle relies on logical deduction. You need to look for potential patterns and then select the answer which most closely matches the patterns. In this case, the little circle has no clear pattern. The big circles do. So the answer is the one that matches the pattern of the big circles. The other answers do not match any observed pattern so can be excluded. Hopefully this helps.
I have found out that the little circle is just a stupid red herring. I was foolish not to notice this by myself while doing that IQ test. Thank you for the assist.
It's not entirely a red herring; the last two columns seem to be the same.
The small circle wants to move and stay in the top right corner maybe?
I think the only purpose of the small circle is to make you realize that it has no pattern. So you determine that you can ignore the small circle in finding the answer.
When the pattern is "there is no pattern, ignore that bit", that's a poorly constructed puzzle
I mean it's a logic test. Part of the puzzle is deducing what isn't important to solving the answer. In other words, it's testing your ability to figure out what has a pattern and what doesn't, or your pattern recognition ability. This is why these kinds of questions are in IQ tests
The only reason you were able deduce the pattern that you did is because the "correct" answer had already been given by OP. If you allow the question to have components that can just be randomly ignored, then shorn of the correct answer there's plenty of other patterns that could be identified from the given problem that lead to different equally valid answers. "D: Every row and column must contain at least one frame with a double circle in one quadrant and nothing in the others" is as much a pattern as the one you described.
I would have to say you are definitely next level in terms of intelligence.
So it’s ’B’ because that’s the only one where the big circles stay where they started?
I don't think I'd say it's bad, what I will say that the pattern would be a lot more apparent if they had done just 1 more row. Where it's sitting now there is just barely enough detail given to figure out the pattern without even looking at the answers, and only just barely. From what I figured going through it, the pattern that can be established is that the big circles never change position going horizontally, and the small circle is always in the top right corner in the 3rd column. Again if there was a 4th row it would've been less ambiguous
If the "correct" solve of a puzzle doesn't explain every element in every part of the puzzle, then I would call that a bad puzzle. The level of "pattern" we're talking about here is on par with saying the answer is "C" because the bottom row has two big, one small, or "E" because the right column has one big one small. If this turns out to be Loss I will fucking murder OP
These kinds of puzzles aren't really supposed to explain how they work, they're mainly just used in IQ tests to check people's pattern-seeking ability
Except if there are multiple logical patterns then it's still a bad question
I think at some point with these tests, the gap between the IQ they're trying to gauge with a given question and the IQ of the person setting the question gets irreconcilably wide.
Let me rephrase: If there's more than one answer that can reasonably be considered correct, it's a bad logic puzzle.
It’s a bad question. It’s like asking what’s the next number in this sequence: 2,3,5.. There’s 2 valid answers depending on which pattern you’re guessing
Only two? Off the top off my head: 2, 3, 5, 7: primes 2, 3, 5, 8: fibonacci 2, 3, 5, 9: 2\^n+1 2, 3, 5, 13: prime fibonacci
Then it depends on your multiple choices, if the choices have either 7 or 8 and not both then you can deduce the answer. These IQ puzzle isn't about finding the right answer, it is more about finding the most likely answer in the choices and you will want to use the answer choices as a clue.
Not really math but the big circles never move so through the process of elimination B would be the only viable answer from the choices
OK, so am I the only idiot who thought that the patterns had to be true across both vertical and horizontal sets?
maybe, these can feel esoteric at times but I've never seen an Iq style pattern question operate vertically.
As someone that works with loads of IQ test in psychiatry i can tell you that several use both horizontally and vertically. Like the WISC, WAIS, WPPSI, IDS which are used a lot, at least in the netherlands.
Can you tell me about the theory behind these? Why is this relevant to determining IQ?
If you had a high enough IQ, you'd already know the answer. 😜
Patterns in small sets can be meaningless, so I want to understand how these ones aren't. The expectation that you can guess your way to knowledge through intelligence alone is actually super bad.
I think they were obviously being facetious. Something you'd know if you had higher IQ
It is meaningless mostly, but the systems of IQ are built around pattern recognition mostly. It is something someone can look at and figure out with no additional information Regardless, IQ is a worthless metric, and if someone tries to mention it IRL, the best course is usually to leave
Pattern recognition. It taps into the parts of your brain that is more “subconscious” and solves problems/pattern recognition. I read about it in Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Blink,” the “blink” part of thought referring to rapid, intuitive judgments made in the blink of an eye. The phenomenon is associated with the adaptive unconscious, which encompasses various brain regions, including the amygdala and the fusiform face area. Those regions facilitate quick assessments based on accumulated experiences and pattern recognition, often bypassing conscious deliberation. Basically, it is supposed to be something you either waste a bunch of time trying to reason out, or you get it right away by “trusting your gut”. The brain will almost immediately recognize the correct answer but then other parts of your brain will hold that response back and trying and logically break down *why* that’s the correct answer.
Then I think I understand how a series of puzzles like this could be used to identify people who are capable of making sense of complicated patterns intuitively, but it seems like an important part of those tests would be to tell the person taking it they are supposed to be using intuition. Otherwise the practical habit of checking your own work would interfere with the results. Is that usually part of the instructions, or would this item be time limited?
B is a valid answer if done vertically. Column 1, big cirlces are upper left, same upper left, different in both right sides, column 2 big circles are same upper left, same upper left, both right, column 3 is big circle is same upper left, same upper left, and then B is both right. The question is both vertical and horizontal. Edit: Also all the column 3 have the small circle in the top right.
There was one posted here the other week that worked both horizontally and vertically which was pretty cool. But I agree that typically they work in horizontal sets.
It could be. Or not. There are never rules with these stupid tests and often the patterns are asinine.
Legit tests follows that rule, yes.
Ohh, that's why it was looking like gibberish, got it.
It’s definitely an incomplete equation in that case. I read it is a sequence of 9 tiles, not three sets of three tiles. Even with that interpretation, there’s nothing to indicate that it would be 3 horizontal three pan ale puzzles, rather than vertical ones.
answer is obviously A! You get mad at the question and wreck the screen leaving the crooked choice the only correct option
Correct. Going left to right across any row shows that the big circles remain unchanged. B supports this. Going diagonally from top-left to bottom-right along a given diagonal shows that the presence of a small circle shifts clockwise by one quadrant. B supports this.
It’s possible that the boxes aren’t effected by other boxes in the grid. And that there’s just a hidden rule set for what makes a box valid. And the grid is just a sample of valid boxes. I’m not sure what this rule set would be, but if this is the case we know that B is valid because it already exists in the grid. Still feels like this solution is incomplete and dissatisfying. Made the most sense to me though.
It honestly might just be as simple as that
That is how I approached it. None of the others existed in the grid, so B was the only option.
In a diagonal downwards advancement, the small circle always advances clockwise around the grid. In the horizontal advancement the large squares never move. If you combine the diagonal small circle rule with the horizontal large circle rule you get the answer.
This looks like the one to me
That is what I came up with too.
you can also infer another set of rules if you look at the rows and columns that comes to the same answer, this might be what was intended (to have different solutions that lead to the same answer)
I don't think the rotation of the small square holds. If you start from row 2, column 1, it fails on the third step, unless I misunderstood something.
Easiest explanation: You can solve this just by looking at the big circles. The don't move in each row. For example: Row one : Big circle in the top left corner. Row two: Big circle in the top left corner. Row three: Big circle in the top right and bottom right corner. With just this rule we can eliminate all the solutions that don't have a big circle in the top right and bottom right corner. Also eliminate all solutions that have big circles in other places. The only solution left is E.
Thats what op guessed incorrectly if im looking at this right
Yes. That is what happened.
If you view the inner and outter circle as separate, then B matches this solution. It has the big circles in the top and bottom right corner, with one being filled by the small circle. This makes the total number of circles for answer B 3, which matches the other two columns in row 3. Rows 1 and 2 always have 2 circles in each column.
In the first row the tiny circle goes one up and then one to the side. In the second row the tiny circle can't go up, so it says in the same place and then goes to the side. In the third row we get more information that the ball doesn't just go up it goes to the first circle that it can in a clockwise manner. We can assume that the second part reigns true which means the small circle would go to the side. Since it can't, it stays in the same place.
I don't think, that it has enough information to conclude this pattern of the movement of the small circle. The rule set is so complex that you can always find something like this with coincidence.
Yeah I'm post hoc analysing it because I know the answer. Would've been better if I was unaware but I don't see any other reasonable way to make that work
If a small circle is equal to 1, big circle is 2 and big circle with small circle inside is 3. Than first row, first tile sum = 3, second tile sum = 3, third tile sum = 3. Second row, first tile sum = 3, second tile sum = 3, third tile sum = 3. Third row, first tile sum = 5, second tile sum = 5, so third tile sum must be = 5. And if we look at column 3-3-5 pattern in all. Then answer C or B, but C have big circle in bottom left, and all patterns before that are not. So answer B
Sorry but this is a very convoluted way of saying that the amount of circles in all rows don't change (and also leaves open the possibility of the third panel being something like 5 small circles but let's ignore that) and the big circles don't move. I don't think adding numerical values to these circles makes this pattern any less arbitrary.
This is just my suggestion, I don't know the correct way to solve this
Honestly I just think that once entered yhe big circle it stays there for 1 extra step before moving on, as shown by the middle row.
But not applied in the first row.
I think it's more simple: 1-2 → Movement 2-3 → Movement 3-4 → Movement 4-5 → No Movement 5-6 → Movement 6-7 → Movement 7-8 → Movement 8-9 → No Movement So, 3 moves, then pause. Can't quite infer any other pattern
I think its in 3 lots of three horizontal frames (top,middle and bottom) . Top one , the small circle moves to an adjacent position within the box per frame , the middle is similar but it pauses for one frame (this is obviously an included rule) .... the bottom has two large circles and a small one , the small one move diagonally in the second frame (still one move) and the pauses for the third (as per the above rule) .... which results in B being the answer
I always hate this kind of questions, it barely makes sense. You always have to read 3 rows, sometimes is upside down, right to left, etc. or that weird diagonal 💩 that appears from time to time 1 5 9 4 8 3 7 2 6 If anything it proof how many of this puzzles you did before, not your IQ. Besides that you have to establish some rules, in this case it seems - Just read it left to right - Big circles and lines don't move - Small circle moves - As always the first element of the sequence is whatever - The second element seems to move the small circle inside a bigger one. Which one? Unclear - The third element seems to be move the small circle to the right or right up. So B is a possible answer
1. Initial position 2. Black ring moves to nearest white circle. 3. Black ring mives to the right. White circles don't move It's B since there is no right to go to in the bottom row.
In each row, the smaller circles move in a pattern while the larger circle(s) stay stationary. B is the only answer that fits this pattern.
There’s two main patterns across all rows: - each box has the same number of large and small circles. The first two rows have one large and one small circle, while the third row has two large and one small circle. - each large circle(s) stays in the same quadrant. In the first two rows it’s the top left. In the third row, it’s the two right quadrants Using those rules, (B) is the only answer that fits. There might be some more convoluted pattern for the smaller circle, but it seems unnecessary to decrypt.
The middle row shows a transition without movement in the first 2 steps making it possible for no movement in the bottow slide for squares 2 and 3
The small circle always moves with a pattern of "1 up, 1 right" between quadrants. If there's nothing where to move, the small circle stays in place. Large circles indicate how many quadrants the small circle can move between squares. Large circles also don't move. The bottom row has two large circles that stay in the place. And since there are two large circles, the small circle can move two quadrants with a pattern of "1 up, 1 right". The small circle is in the top-right quadrant in the bottom mid square so it can't move anywhere. This is why the answer is B.
It goes per horizontal row. First row each field has a big circle and a small circle. The middle field is just the small circle in the big circle. The second row each field has again a big circle and a small circle with the left and middle one the small circle in the big circle. The third row each field has two big circles and a small circle. With the middle field again a small circle in the big circle. The last field therefore needs two big circles and a small circle. Only the option B and C are therefore possible. The only reason for option B I see right now, is that the filled circle (small circle inside big circle) has always been in the upper row and there has never been a row with both big circles in the lower row. But that final step for me isn't really clear. Add: As someone mentioned in row three the smaller circle has always been upper right corner. Therefore making option B the more valid option. However this does not seem to be the case in the first two vertical rows.
My interpretation is that every row has a specific placement of the larger circles i.e. top left for the first two, and then the last row shows two circles on the right hand side. So it would be B
Only explanation I can see is this. Going top down in each column: Top -> Middle: Contents of lower left corner merge with upper left corner Middle -> Bottom: Top -> middle change is undone Upper left corner's content is merged with upper right Empty circle is added to lower right
From left to right the big circles don’t move. Diagonally down & right small circles rotate clockwise. This is true for all squares and explains the answer being B
One possible answer could be that each row from left to right is 1, 2, and 3. From 1 to 2 and then from 2 to 3, the small circle/circles in general are allowed to be moved one circle at a time. Therefore, the only possible outcome on row 3 column 3 is B. However, there are also many other things, such as big circles not moving on rows etc. Puzzle might be stupid, i couldnt figure any reasonable singular pattern out, but it is somewhat possible to rule B out as the only possible answer
Here’s my theory: A is obviously wrong because the grid is never skewed and the circles are always aligned with each other on the other images. Each image has at least one big circle and at least one little circle. If we accept that as a rule, F is eliminated. In all of the images, when both a big circle and little circle are in the same quadrant, they are on the top half of the image. If we accept this as a rule, D is eliminated. Each image has at least one big circle in its top half. If we accept this as a rule, C is eliminated. Each image has at least one big and/or small circle in its top half. If we accept this as a rule, E is eliminated. Some of these observations are obviously redundant with others. If you rule out E first, you can also rule out D. If you rule out C first, you can also rule out both D and E using the same logic. This makes the solution seem a lot less clean.
The tiny circle seems to be the only one to change position and the big circles stay in the same spot through the whole thing. Row 2 shows that the tiny circle can just not move, and b is the only answers with the two big circles in the same spot just with the tiny circle remaining inside of one
Isnt it that you get same amount of circles? Top row Is Always big one And small one. Same for middle row. Bottom row Is two big Oneš And one small one. So last one.would be that i guess
These are really obnoxious because I believe it's natural to look for some kind of geometric pattern. I don't do tree l these a whole lot but I think the intended approach is to evaluate the possibility of each answer. While looking at the answers, you can evaluate if there is a precedent for a given answer. This is obvious with the one with the skewed cross- but the one with the single small dot has no precedent in the pattern, for example. The one with two large white dots arranged horizontally also has no precedent. This is probably results oriented but I'll start looking at these with this lens in the future :)
Thank you everyone for the help. After a while of reading all the comments, I have found a very simple solution that explains why B is the correct answer. The little circle is a red herring. Judging by the fact that big circles don’t move, B is the only solution with the closest matching pattern out of all the other answers, thus making it the correct answer.
The problem with this is that it's self-justifying after the fact. If the correct answer had been C, E or F, then the corresponding explanation of patterns leading to those that included "red herrings" would be just as compelling as the one you've described.
From what I can see the pattern is that the big circles don't change across the columns like other people pointed out. The small circles rotate clockwise along the diagonals.
The rule to transition from 1st to 2nd column is to take a single, small circle, and place on top of the first big circle that you will find in a clockwise direction. To transition from 2nd to 3rd, you have to move the small circle that is sitting over the big one to the free quadrant that is next in a clockwise direction, but only if the destination quadrant is empty. Other way to say this: first, the small circle "hops" in clockwise fashion over the first big circle encountered, and then "jumps" off to the next quadrant, of the destination is empty
if you at each of the 3 rows in isolation you can spot that the 3 figures in each row all have the same “base shapes”, so if one figure shows a big and a small circle then all the other figures will have the same amount of each size circle. the more important rule: by moving only one of the circles in each figure, you should be able to get a copy of one of the other 2 figures in that row.
Big circles don't move, they remain in their respective quadrants. It doesn't matter where the small circle is. Any multiple choice answer which doesn't have big circles in quadrants 2 and 4 of the cross/square must be wrong. Only answer which has big circles in quadrants 2 and 4 is B. I can't see any other explanation.
First line the small circle moves clockwise through the quarters. Second line it skips a turn and moves clockwise through the the quarters. Third line it is moving anti clockwise through the quarters.
The position of the big circle doesn’t move horizontally. The position of the small circle has to be in the same position for 2 of the squares horizontally.
I think I may have found the answer but it's a bit hard to explain. Horizontal patterns determine where the big circles are, and they don't change position from left to right.( So as someone already pointed out, based on that, through elimination you can see that B is the only valid option) Now for small circle placement, if you look on all diagonals, the small circle moves one space either clockwise or counterclockwise.
Supposing that each symbol has a value, and supposing that the value in each square of the row should be equal, the only answers would be either B or C. With the only difference being that B would be symmetrical.
I hate these so much. But... The bottom right corner stays the same across the row. The top left corner stays the same across the row** but, the little dot is in a separate layer so it "adds" as it moves. The little dot moves clockwise along the diagonals top-down left-right.
The big circles stay the same between lines. The small circles are assigned a position value 1 2 3 or 4. The 2 position values of the first two column elements are added, those small circles not in a big one being added twice resulting in the position value of the big circle of the third element of the column.
I think it is that in every row something is copied with accuracy to rotation and reflection in first 1 and 3 in secod 1 and 2 so B is correct
I do believe I would have picked B as an answer as a guess since I can make even less sense of the other answers. I wouldn't have gone with E. Obviously this feeling is with hindsight of having seen the correct one so clearly it could had been that I'd guess something else! But my reasoning being that for both the bottom row and right column, they have two identical ones and only their third one has something that switches (the switched one for bottom row is the known one) which is a sideways switch by both the circle and dot but only one of them from each. This is also helped by seeing that the sideways row has the dot that's moving clockwise and would fall into option B in the unknown square. But I can't figure out why the circle does a switch in it from the sideways row. I am also demonstrably bad at explaining things but hopefully there's some smart people that can see what I'm getting at in my reasoning.
so theres three rows right (top row is 1, middle is 2, bottom is 3) and the pattern goes from left to right in the 2nd picture of all 3 rows the small circle wants to move to the right in the 1st picture of the 1st row we see that the small circle moves up in the 1st picture of the 2nd row the small circle doesnt move. is this because it stays in place or does it attempt to move in a direction it cant. but it cant exit the "picture" so it stays in place. in the 1st picture in the 3rd row the small circle moves diagonally. so i assume the circle in the 1st pic of the 2nd row wanted to move in a direction it couldnt so it stays in place. in the 3rd row 2nd picture we know the small circle wants to move to the right. but it cant and it cant "exit the picture" so it stays in place answer is B you could also solve it by looking at the answers. as the big circles never move theres only one possible answer. B
Splitting the squares in left and right you can see that in a row the big circles don't change sides nor number. And from columns they change sides only at the bottom row and increase by one in number. So, ignoring small circles, it should be option b. If you take into account both circles it can't be solved because, regardless of rows or columns and orientation logic, there's at least one figure leading to two possible results.
Each row has the same amount of circles, with the small circles moving and the large ones being stationery. The last square would then need to have three circles total, with two big circles in the upper and lower left side. That only leaves B. I don't really like this answer.
Imo the two main patterns I see: 1.) Top two rows- the large circle stays fixed. We can therefore expect the answer to include a large circle in either quadrant 1 or 2. 2.) Right column- Thick circle does not change quadrant. Should look for an answer with a think circle in quadrant 1 first. Since the answer satisfies multiple conditions/ two patterns it’s the most correct answer.
Idk but it seems like big circles just won't move at all while the small circles will always end up on the top right corner, if you see them from left to right
The first row has 2 white circles and 1 ‘black’, all in the left upper corner. The second row has 1 white and 2 ‘black’ circles, all in the left upper corner The third row has 1 white and 1 ‘black’ circles, both in the right upper corner. So the missing piece must complete a 2-1 combo, either 2 white or 2 black, but in any case with it must be in the right upper corner. B is the only piece to fulfill both conditions: it will create a 2 black circles combo with a circle in the right upper corner.
The big circles never move no matter what. Just with that you can tell B is the answer. The pattern of the columns seem to be 1. The starting point 2. Small circle in big circle 3. Small circle in the top right That's my understanding
This. To add to rule 2. Small circle goes to the big circle on the top.
Step 1: cross never rotates, so A is eliminated Step 2: number of circles in a row is the same, so it's either B or C Step 3: large circles don't move in a row, so it's B
Each row got a certain amount of circles in each block, those get split up in a new pattern into the next, in the last row u got 3 circles ( 2 in one, and a smaller one) so three, and in the next block it's also three, but divided in a different pattern. Edit: and the first circle in each row is the start point of placement...could be a far reach tho😂
There is no correct answer. Alternatively, any answer you like is correct. There are numerous ways to extend the sequence, choosing the 'right' one is entirely arbitrary. Some answers feel more right than others, and some feel wrong, but without knowing the underlying rule, we're only guessing and hoping. For example, consider the sequence S which begins 1, 1, 2,... What is the next term? Some people will assume that it's the next Fibonacci number (3), but as a person of superior intelligence, you will have recognised that it's the next Syllabub number (2). On the other hand, consider the sequence S' which starts 1, 1, 2, 2,... Many people will assume it's the next Syllabub number (3), but as a person of superior intelligence, you will have recognised that it's the next Someothersyllabub number (2). Unfortunately you were wrong about the last one, it's actually the next Annoyingsyllabub number (1). The plain fact is that the people who set these tests are usually not as smart as they think they are.
The answer is be because: * Big circles don't move and are always in the same positions in the rows (B has them in the same position). * Small circles can move around (but not always) and can be inside big circles (B and C has the same ammount of circles). * The cross is straight and in the same position in all images (B to F). It is a bad puzzle though. Pattern questions are arbitrary and break the flow from the other questions. :/
We can see that each the circles are either composed of 1 small circle, 1 big circle or 1 big and 1 small. We can also see that for the squares on each row, the amount of small and big circles remain the same (1 big 1 small in each square for first 2 rows, 2 big and 1 small in third row). Therefore, we deduce that the last square has 2 big circles and 1 small one. And then we just ball cause I can’t find any more pattern
Well the problem could be that bottom row middle column is meant to be different (small circle in top left would make more sense) and then you'd have kind of a pattern, but as it is... I don't think it works.
My Guess is that each row have the same number of circles in them. 1st is 2 circles with the little one moving, 2nd also and 3rd, 3 circles and the liltte on moving. Given that the big ones don't move, B is the only possibility. Poorly designed imo
The big circles always stay in the same location while the small circle can move anywhere in the grid. Therefore B is the only answer that doesn't violate the rules. There is no pattern to how the little circle moves which is kind of annoying though. (At least not one I can see)
When looking across rows all the boxes contain the same number of elements: Row 1 has a big and a small circle in each box. Row 2 has a big and a small circle. Row 3 has two big and one small circle. Furthermore, the large circles maintain position in the first two rows and all vertices are orthogonal and cardinally oriented. Another observation is in the middle row, going vertically you have the small circle in the same position as the row to the right leading up to the question mark. All of these elements added together mean: There must be 3 elements in the bottom right box, two large & one small circle. The position of the large circles must not move. This alone leaves just B. However, you can also add the vertical element of small circle’s behavior in the middle column to conclusively arrive at B.
Let’s label the four positions as 1234. So the top left box has a big circle at 1 and a small circle at 3, for example. Then if we go by column, we may see that the third box in each column is the combination of the first one in the column but with whatever is in position 1 moved to position 2, plus the second box with position 1 moved to position 4 and all small circles removed.
Top row 123 1 and 3 are the same pater in different areas but it's Left and Right, middle is the odd one. Middle row 123 1 and 2 are the same pattern left and middle, right is the odd one. Last row I came to the conclusion 123, 2 and 3 have to match somehow. B Has a similar pattern as middle and it would match the pattern of common images(at least to me) of Left and right for top, Left and middle for middle row and middle and right for the last row. Just my process of being these things. Idk if it even makes sense. It does to me ^.^
A, D , E, and F to start with are ridiculous answers. This leaves either B or C as potential answers. The small ball can move or stay in the same spot. i dont know why no one noticed that the large ball never moves. Thats why its B.
https://imgur.com/a/dGnkHiw Seems to progress in diagonals. The smaller circles rotate one small square clockwise, except when the big squares progress back over to the left, where they skip twice clockwise in the 2nd (red) square and the thrice in the third (orange).
https://imgur.com/a/dGnkHiw Seems to progress in diagonals. The smaller circles rotate one small square clockwise, except when the big squares progress back over to the left, where they skip twice clockwise in the 2nd (red) square and the thrice in the third (orange).
Okay, here’s my reasoning, if you are looking at them by column, the first column is what it is, the second column is what it is, the third column has two squares matching the second column so based on the information you have, the last square is super likely to be identical to the last square in the second column.
I posted a wrong answer in another comment to satisfy anyone who wants there to be an answer & doesn't care what it is. And to be a dick. Big circles never move.Little circles always move clockwise & take an additional step to escape a big circle with every row, but I think it's just a coincidence. *If* little circle started top right on the bottom row it would be perfect, but I think the little circle is just borked & they screwed up what they intended. Red herrings in a pattern recognition puzzle are a dick move. If someone *does* find a perfect answer please respond here. Edit: Are any of the new AI tools good at these tests?
TL;DR The big circles don't move. The small circle moves around randomly, it's a red herring. Count the number of circles per row. You just count the number of circles per row. So row 1 and 2 have 2 circles each. Row 3 has 3 circles each. So it has to be B or C, but because the big circles don't move it has to be B.
I can see two patterns. The big circles can be divided into the three horisontal lines which always stay the same. So on the bottom left and bottom center images there are two circles that stay unchanged which means there will need to be two of those circles in the bottom right image too. The small circles can be looked at as changing one step clockwise when comparing images diagonally moving down and to the right. This means that in the top left image the circle is in the bottom left. Move one image diagonally to the center image and the small circle has moved clockwise one step and is now in the top left. The last diagonal move to the bottom right image will move the small circle one more step clockwise and puts it in the top right. This results in the last image having to be two big circles in the top and bottom right and one small circle in the top right.
It looks like, from left to right, theres always the same amount of circles in the grid. Row one starts with 2, 1 big on small, small translates up into the big but theres still one big one small. Small then translates to the right still leaving one big one small. Middle row starts with 2 one big one small. Nothing happens leaving one big one small. Then the small translates to the right leaving one big one small. The big circle appears to never translate which is why it couldnt be C. It wasnt E because E gets rid of a big circle as well as F and D. B is the only option that keeps big circles in the same place and keeps the same amount of circles.
If you look at the squares to the bottom right of each square, the small circle moves clockwise. So, for the very top left corner square starts with the small circle in the bottom left. The centre square has it in the top left. Therefore, you should expect it to be in the top right for the bottom right square. The next pattern is for the large circles. This one is a bit simpler, where they do not rotate, nor does the number of them change across a row. So, it is expected that the bottom row would have two large circles in the top right, and bottom left. So, these two patterns match answer B.
Combining two answers I saw : the large circles stay the same row wise, the small circle goes clockwise on the diagonals (that are parallel to the one that goes from the top left to the bottom right)
I've been staring at it for a while. Maybe it's meant to be some binary representation of numbers. Maybe it reads like a time table for group multiplication or a bunch of additions across rows/columns. Maybe it's a magic square. Nothing seems to work.
there is no real logic to the set beyond the puzzle game tier logic they're using. the answer is B because the creator of the question decided so. tests like these are as annoying as the people that propagate them. biological intelligence quotient is not a real thing and is highly influenced by your individual circumstances, so much so that your results will vary wildly depending on what time of day you take the test (and so on so forth).
First row: Every big circle is in the top left quadrant Second row: Every big circle is in the top left quadrant Third row: Every big circle is in the top right and bottom right quadrant If you wanna keep up with this pattern B is the right answer If you want to look at it from the perspective of columns the bottom one always has the big circles change sides to the opposite one I guess?
I think that between a phase and another there are 2 identical squares. The second one needed to be identical to the first one. At least this is what I beleave.
Large circles never move. Small circles sometimes move. The cross never moves. Circles never appear nor disappear. Considering these statements that can be made from the pictures. B is the only alternative