A note on mechanical aptitude of West Texans

Abstract

The Revised Minnesota Paper Form Board AA was administered to 371 freshmen in 1941 and the Minnesota Spatial Relations Test was taken by 383 men coming for vocational advisement to the Guidance Center in 1947 and 1948. Both groups showed superiority in mechanical aptitude above the norms for the tests. Age and farm back-grounds are offered as possible part explanations for the differences, but the authors conclude that "Further study needs to be made on the relationship of tested hand skills to tested mechanical aptitudes." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)