MU Psychology Faculty

PLEASE BE ADVISED! THERE ARE NO MORE ADMINISTRATION DATES FOR THE MAT THIS SUMMER. TESTING WILL RESUME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FALL SEMESTER.

The Miller's Analogy Test is administered by appointment only on the Huntington Campus by Mary Riffle, who can be reached by email at riffle13@marshall.edu . The current fee is $70.00, cash (exact amount required) or check, and subject to change.

Some background on the MAT:

The MAT is a high-level mental ability test requiring the solution of problems stated as analogies.
Research by psychologists on human intelligence and reasoning has found performance on analogies to represent one of the best measures of verbal comprehension and analytical thinking.
Performance on the MAT is designed to reflect candidates’ analytical thinking, an ability that is critical for success in both graduate school and professional life.
Through analogies with content from various academic subjects, MAT scores help graduate schools identify candidates whose knowledge and abilities go beyond mere memorizing and repeating information.
The analytical skills measured by the MAT are key to success in graduate school and are highly valued by graduate programs.
For more than 50 years, the MAT has proven to be a reliable and valid test for assessing candidates for graduate school.
Predictive validity studies conducted by Pearson and by independent researchers have shown positive correlations between MAT scores and subsequent success in graduate programs.