Manipulative performance of young adult applicants at a public employment office. Part 2

Abstract

The Kent-Shakow form board, Minnesota Spatial Relations, Minnesota Rate of Manipulation, and Cincinnati Plier Dexterity tests were given to white male and female applicants, 16-25 years of age. Percentile norms which were developed are presented. Significant sex differences were found only for the more complicated tasks of the Kent-Shakow test and for the first part of the plier test. All distributions of scores, except that for women on the placing test, were significantly skewed toward the slow end. Intercorrelations among the tests are presented separately for groups of men and groups of women. In these intercorrelations the simple and complicated parts of the Kent-Shakow are treated separately; the results suggest that parts of the Kent-Shakow or the Minnesota Spatial Relations tests might be omitted from the battery. The abilities which may be observed in the performance of the various tests are listed and discussed briefly. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)