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Test D, maze (Porteus). 



Materials. — Four mazes, after Porteus, with slight modifications, printed on a separate four-page record sheet. 

 On page 1 appears the maze for 10 years (maze 10); on page 2 that for 11 years (maze 11), and so on. 



Directions. — Present to subject maze 10, saying, "With your pencil start at S and mark the shortest way out, aa 

 quickly as you can. Do not cross any lines and do not turn back unless you have to. Ready- — GO!" 



If because of mistakes the lines become so numerous as to render the record confusing, examiner should give subject 

 a fresh maze sheet and have him continue his tracing of the path from the point of interruption. These record sheets 

 should be numbered 1, 2, etc., in order. 



Scoring. — Record the time in seconds (a) from start signal "Go" to first pencil mark (this is adjustment period); 

 (b) from beginning tracing at subject to finish, or calling of time by examiner (this is tracing time); (c) the total 

 time, sum of (a) and (6). Record also the number of errors in tracing (an error is any movement of approximately a 

 centimeter, or more, in a wrong direction). 



Similarly present in turn mazes 11, 12, and 13, unless subject fails on two successive parts of the test. 



Test E.form board. 



Materials. — Form board No. 3, designed by W. F. Dearborn. 



Directions. — (a) Place the board before subject, arranged as shown in figure A, problem A (p. 132). Say to subject, 

 "Without making any more moves than you have to, change these blocks around so you can find a place for this extra 

 square (point to square beside the board). Don't have any blocks left over. Ready — GOl" 



Scoring. — Record time in seconds from start to finish, and the number of moves. 



Time for work, 2 minutes. 



(6) Present the board arranged for problem B, saying, "I want you to change the blocks around so you can find 

 places for these two extra squares (point to them). Ready — GO!" 



Time for work, 3 minutes. 



(c) Present the board arranged for problem C, saying, "I want you to change the blocks around so you can find 

 places for these four extra blocks. Ready — GO!" 



Time for work, 4 minutes. 



((f) Present the board arranged for problem D, saying, "I want you to change the blocks around so you can find 

 places for these five extra blocks. Ready — GO!" 



Time for work, 5 minutes. 



Test F. construction (Stenquist). 



Materials. — One set of Stenquist construction test, single series 1. 



Directions.— Vl&ce the open box before subject, with coveropen toward him. Say to him: "Take these mechanical 

 things and put them together as they ought to be; that is, take the parts and put each thing together so that it will 

 work perfectly. Begin with model A, then take B, then C, and so on. But if you come to one you can not do in about 

 3 minutes go on to the next one. The person who gets the most things right gets the highest score. Ready — GO!" 



Scoring. — See directions for group tests (pp. 129-130). Plates showing various forms of construction are opposite 



pages 146-147 of this Guide. 



Test G, orientational information. 



Materials. — Set of 10 questions printed below and listed in record blank (a) to (j). They contain 20 items. 



(a) When were you born? Where? What is your race or nationality? 



(6) What day is it? What month? What day of the month? What year? 



(c) Where are you now? 



((f) Name the days of the week beginning with Sunday. Now name them backward beginning with Saturday. 



(e) Name the months of the year beginning with January. Now name them backward beginning with December. 



(/) In which month is "New Year's DayC " Christmas? 



(g) How is leap year different from other years? 



(h) Where does the sun rise? Set? 



(i) If you face north what direction is to your right? 



(j) Name the seasons. What season has the longest days? The shortest? 



Directions. — This test is to be used for illiterates, those who have difficulty with English, or subjects who do very 

 poorly in the group examination, the individual tests, or both. Exa m iner should use his judgment about its appro- 

 priateness and probable value. The test is recommended for subjects whose responses are irregular or otherwise peculiar 

 and who may be psychotic. 



Scoring. — So far as space and time permit response should be recorded; otherwise, record merely symbol for cor- 

 rect or incorrect response. Number of items correct may tentatively be used as measure of orientational information. 



Test H, association. 



Materials. — Stop watch and record blank. 



Directions. — Say to subject, "Now I am going to read to you a list of ordinary English words, one at a time, words 

 like fox, tree, green and such. Each time I speak a word you should answer by saying the first word that comes into 

 your mind on hearing it; the very first word it makes you think of. So if I should say fox, you might answer geese, 



