no.i.] PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. 177 



4. Reading and report. 



Show card and say, "I want you to read this for me as nicely as you can." Pronounce for subject all words he can 

 not make out, allowing not over 5 seconds' hesitation. (Record reading time and errors.) When subject has finished 

 say, " Very well done. Now, I want you to tell me what you read. Begin at the first and tell everything you can remember." 

 When subject stops, ask, "And what else? Can you remember any more of it? " 



New York, I September 5th. | A fire ! last night | burned | three houses | near the center [ of the city. | It took some 

 time ] to put it out. j The loss | was fifty thousand dollars, [ and seventeen families I lost their homes. | In saving | a girll 

 who was asleep in bed, [ a fireman | was burned ! on the hands. 



Credit if selection is read within 35 seconds with not more than two errors and if report given contains at least eight 

 ' ' memories'' as separated above. Minor changes in wording allowed. Scoring is done by placing thin paper over barred 

 copy above and checkingmemories. 



5. Comprehension. 



Ask in order, 



(a) " What ought you to say when someone asks your opinion about a person you don't know very well?" 



(b) " What ought you to do before undertaking {beginning) something very important?" 



(c) " Why should ice judge a person more by his actions than by his words?' ' 



May repeat but not change question except to substitute beginning in (,£>) in case undertaking Beems not to be under- 

 stood. 



Credit if two of three replies are satisfactory. (See book.) 



6. Naming sixty words. 



Say, " Now, I icant to see how many different words you can name in S minutes. When I say ready, you muH begin 

 and name the words as fast as you can, and I will count them. Do you understand? Be sure to do your very best, and remem- 

 ber that just any words will do, like 'clouds, ' 'dog,' 'chair,' 'happy,' — ready; go ahead." Whenever there is a pause of 15 

 seconds, say, ''Go ahead, as fast as you can. Any words will do." Don't allow sentences or counting; if attempted, inter- 

 rupt with " Counting (or sentences) not allowed. You must name separate words. Go ahead." 



Credit if 60 words, exclusive of repetitions, are given in three minutes. 

 Ait. 1. Repeating six digits. 



"Now, listen. I am going to say over some numbers and after I am through I want you to say them exactly as I do. 

 Listen closely and get them just right." Give (a) and if necessary (b). 



Credit if one set is given without error. 

 Alt. 2. Repeating sentences. 



Say, "Now, listen. I am going to say something and after I am through I want you to say it over just as I do. Under- 

 stand"! Listen carefully and be sure to say exactly what I say." Repeat "Say exactly what I say 1 ' before reading each sen- 

 tence. Do not re-read- any sentence. 



Credit if one sentence out of three is repeated without error, or two with not more than one error each. 

 Alt. 3. Healy-Fernald puzzle. 



Place frame (short side toward subject) and blocks on table and say, " I want you to put these blocks in this frame so 

 that all the space will be filled up. If you do it rightly, they will all fit in and there xcill be no space left over. Go ahead." 

 Do not suggest hurrying. Xote procedure, especially tendencies to repeat absurd moves, and moves which leave 

 spaces obviously impossible to fill. 



Credit if subject fits blocks into place three times within a total time of five minutes for the three trials. 



XII. 



1. Vocabulary. See pages 181-182 



2. Definitions — abstract words. 



Say, "Whatispity?" " What do we mean by pity?" etc. If response contains word to be defined, ask, " Yes, but what 

 does it mean to pity some one?" Same for revenge, charity, envy, justice. Question subject if response is not clear. 

 Credit if three of the five words are satisfactorily defined. (See book.) 



3. Ball and field. 



Present "round field 8 ' on record blank with gate facing subject and say, "Let us suppose that your baseball has been 

 lost in this round field. You have no idea what part of the field it is in. Youdon'tknow what direction it came from, how 

 it got there, nor with what force it came. All you know is that the ball is lost somewhere in the field. Now, take this pencil 

 and mark out a path to show me how you would hunt for the ball so as to be sure not to miss it. Begin at the gate and show 

 me what path you would take." If subject stops, say, "But suppose you have not found it yet, which direction would you 

 go next?" 



Credit in year VIII for "inferior 3 ' plan (or better); in years VIII and XII for "superior 11 ' plan. (See scoring card.) 



4. Dissected sentences. 



Show card XII-4, indicate first group of words, and say, "Here is a sentence that has the words all mixed up, so that 

 they don't make any sense. If the words were changed around in the right order they would make a good sentence. Look care- 

 fully and see if you can tell me how the sentence ought to read." Do not hurry subject, but allow only one minute. If 

 Bubject fails on the first sentence, read it for him slowly and correctly, pointing at each word as you speak it. Same 

 procedure for second and third, except that no help is given. 



Credit if two sentences of three are correct, or one correct and two nearly correct. (See book.) Time, 1 min ute 

 each. 



