Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and MethodsHollingworth, Harry L. (Harry Levi)
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Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods
Hollingworth, Harry L. (Harry Levi)
Psychophysiology
The following samples, chosen from the Report of the Committee on
Standardization of Tests of the American Psychological Association (see
Woodworth and Wells: Association Tests), are given as illustrations of
tests which have been carefully prepared and standardized as to content and
procedure and which are slowly being correlated with various types of
occupational activity.
_Following Instructions Test_
With your pencil make a dot over any one of these letters, F G H I J, and a
comma after the longest of these three words: BOY MOTHER GIRL. Then, if
Christmas comes in March, make a cross right here ----, but if not, pass
along to the next question, and tell where the sun rises ----. If you
believe that Edison discovered America, cross out what you just wrote, but
if it was someone else, put in a number to complete this sentence: "A horse
has ---- feet." Write "yes," no matter whether China is in Africa or not
----; and then give a wrong answer to this question: "How many days are
there in the week?" ----. Write any letter except G just after this comma,
and then write "No" if two times five are ten ----. Now, if Tuesday comes
after Monday, make two crosses here ----; but if not, make a circle here
---- or else a square here ----. Be sure to make three crosses between
these two names of boys: GEORGE ---- HENRY. Notice these two numbers: 3, 5.
If iron is heavier than water, write the larger number ----, but if iron is
lighter write the smaller number ----. Now show by a cross when the nights
are longer: in summer? ----; in winter? ----. Give the correct answer to
this question: "Does water run uphill?" ----, and repeat your answer here
----. Do nothing here (5 + 7 =) unless you skipped the preceding question;
but write the first letter of your first name and the last letter of your
last name at the end of this line:
Naming Opposites Verb-Object Test
In the case of each word, name In the case of each verb, supply
the word having the OPPOSITE an appropriate OBJECT, as:
MEANING, as: tall--short bake--bread
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