Analysis of a logical reasoning question

Let's go through a logical reasoning question so you can understand the processes
involved in tackling such a question.

We are given 9 boxes, each containing an abstract visual. They are ordered in rows
and columns and make patterns of variations that we can induce. One box, in this
case the one in the top right, is unknown. Once we have established a pattern, we
an find the answer which will be one of the 12 answer options given.

We can first notice that each visual seems to have two components. The arrows,
with their various directions and placements, and the cross of squares in the middle,
of which one is shaded. Let's start with the cross of squares in the top left box. The
noticeable feature of these squares is that one is shaded - in this case, the bottom
square. The box below has the same square shaded, and the box below that has its
top square shaded. The top middle box - top square shaded, middle box - right
square shaded, and bottom middle box - left square shaded. While there may be no
immediately obvious pattern with the boxes themselves, upon closer inspection, we
can see that the arrows are mirroring the placement of the shaded squares with their
direction. In other words, which direction the arrow points is where the shaded
square will be in that box.

However, there's another element we need to consider here. The arrows are moving
between the corners of each box. If we look from the top left box downwards, we can
see that the arrow moves from: top left, top right to bottom right. In other words,
moving clockwise every box going down. If we look from the bottom left box
rightwards, we can see that the arrow moves from: bottom right, top right to top left -
moving anti-clockwise every box going right. These patterns should now allow us to
discover our answer.