Mechanical aptitudes of university women

Abstract

The Detroit Mechanical Aptitude Examination and the Ohio State University Psychological Test were administered to 425 women students of the University of Wyoming. The mean percentile on the O.S.U. test was found to be somewhat above average, and the median and mean scores on the Detroit were above average on all of the subtests. Various subtest correlations and other analyses indicate to the author that mechanical aptitude is not a special ability, but is, rather, a complex of skills derived from the social milieu. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)