This updated manual prepares prospective test takers for success on the MAT, a timed word-association test that is widely used to screen applicants to graduate level academic programs. The MAT is also used as a placement exam for management positions in many businesses. The book's main features include: a diagnostic test and ten full-length practice exams; self-scoring answer keys following each test; approximately 1300 additional practice questions with answers; and advice to help test takers solve analogy problems.