Cards.pdf !full! — Bender Gestalt Test

The Bender-Gestalt Test is a psychological assessment tool used to evaluate cognitive functioning, particularly in the areas of visual-motor skills, cognitive development, and personality. The test was developed by Lauretta Bender and Hans Gerth von Wiekman in the 1930s.

The standard version of the test consists of , labeled as Design A and Designs 1 through 8. These figures were originally adapted from the work of Gestalt psychologist Max Wertheimer, who used them to study how people perceive organized "wholes" rather than disjointed lines and dots. Bender Gestalt Test Cards.pdf

The theory behind the test draws heavily from , which posits that humans perceive objects as whole patterns rather than just a collection of parts. When a person looks at a Bender card, their brain organizes the visual input and translates it into a motor response (drawing). The Bender-Gestalt Test is a psychological assessment tool

The administration is deceptively simple, which is why the results can be so telling. These figures were originally adapted from the work

Various configurations including rows of dots, intersecting lines, wavy patterns, and hexagonal shapes.