Right Turn

Right Turn exercises your spatial rotation skills. You make use of these skills in a host of activities—from packing your bags efficiently for a trip, to finding your way in a new city when you arrive.

In Right Turn, two objects are placed side by side. One of the objects is rotated relative to the other. Your task is to decide if the objects are the same or if they are mirror images of each other.

Here’s how the exercise works:

1. Two objects—cubic shapes, puzzle pieces, dominos—will appear and then disappear after a few moments.
   
2. While the images are present, determine if these images are mirror images of each other or if they are identical images. Keep in mind that the images are likely rotated relative to one another.
3. Select the “Same” or “Mirror” button to provide your answer.
   

Tip: If you’re training from a computer, you can use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to select the answer on the left (“Same”) or right (“Mirror”), respectively.

If an incorrect answer is given, you’ll hear a “bonk” sound and the objects in following turns may appear and stay on screen for longer. If a correct answer is given, you’ll hear a “boop” sound and the objects in following turns may appear for less time than before. In both cases, the object on the right will rotate to reveal the correct answer, and then the level continues repeating from Step 1 above.

You can review the exercise video tutorial below:

Right Turn from BrainHQ from Posit Science on Vimeo.

We also have a recording of a live demonstration of this exercise here:

As you progress through Right Turn, it becomes more challenging in these ways:

• Object pairs become more similar
• The time you have to compare the objects is reduced
• Some levels ask you to rotate an image to see if it would fit within the other image