The psychological fitness examination comprises a total of three requirement areas:
- Intelligence and memory
- Cognitive-psychoreactive function
- Personality requirements
In the Intelligence and memory section, you will complete various tasks designed to asses your logical thinking, linguistic and numerical reasoning, spatial awareness and short- and long-term memory ability.
- In the linguistic comprehension test, for example, you will be asked to complete sentences and make analogies.
- The numerical reasoning test involves continuing a sequence of numbers and solving various arithmetic problems. With the exception of paper and pencil, no aids (e.g. calculator or similar) are permitted.
- In the spatial awareness test, you will be asked to mentally rotate cube and decide whether the cube shown is correct.
- The short- and long-term memory test involves memorising information and recalling it at a later point.
In the Cognitive-psychoreactive function section, you will complete various tasks designed to assess your attention span, concentration, reaction times and visual perception skills. In the Personality requirements section, an approved psychologist will lead a personal conversation with you. Below you will find some exercises to show you what to expect: