dMAT Figure Sequences: two dimensions changing

Isolate, then combine

1. Find one rule and write it down.
2. Ignore it completely and look for a second, independent change.
3. Write that down too.
4. Only then predict the next frame, applying both.

Trying to hold two transformations in mind simultaneously is where accuracy goes. Writing the first one down frees the attention to find the second.

The near-miss distractor

With three rules in play, the options typically include one satisfying all three and one or two satisfying all but one. Those near-misses are the most attractive wrong answers in the subtest, and they are the reason checking every rule against your chosen option is worth the extra seconds.

Having picked an option, verify it against each written rule in turn. If you cannot confirm a rule you wrote down, you have either the wrong option or the wrong rule — and both are worth knowing before you move on.