Transforms are used by IQ test
developers to make questions appear more difficult than
they are, which, in a sense, qualifies them as generators of anti-patterns. Transforms come in many guises, but the
intention is always the same—misdirection.
Reversal is a
tried-and-true way to mask a pattern:
Which comes next in this sequence?
1
4
9
61
52
63
?
A
...
49
B
...
55
C
...
94
D
...
12
Sounds and other tricks
can obscure an obvious pattern with anti-patterns.
