PSYCHOLOGICAL PROGRAM AND TECHNIQUE. 



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was not used successively with the same squad. On the back of the 

 blank was a suitable space for name and date, and here were printed 

 also some general directions. These directions were the same with all 

 blanks and were mainly serviceable only the first time the subject took 



/. Aii fY fa «<ic^ of Ihtst 

 numbtn. Write each answer 

 on the dotted line to the right 

 of each number; thus ^0 .?".?. 



59 

 26 

 78 



96 



81. 



48 



52 



92.. 



85. 



68 



2. DloiJe 



327)81423 



479)157112 



4. On the Jotted line before the name coming fif^ im alpha- 

 betical order, write the figure I ; before the name next in 

 alphabetical order write the figure 2 ; and y> on until you 

 write 10 befort Ih* itame last in alphabetical order. 



Freeman, B. S. 



Farrell, Katie 



Torrejr, John Payne 



McEachem, Angus B. 



Foley, Annie E. 



McDonald, Alice D. 



Mclver, Victoria M. 



Beede, Blanche F. 



Opper, Augusta L.- 



Walsh, Mary M: 



3. Rewrite this list of numbers, 

 putting the largest number 

 on the dolled line at the lop, 

 and t h e others in order of 

 size beloa it. 



10118 - 



10196 .- - - 



10037 "- 



9908 - 



10585 



10604 - 



9853 



10578 - 



10885 



9860 



5. Copy Ih^ numbers given beloa, pulling them ort .the 

 dolled lines at the right in the same order as they art 

 given. 



851742639 

 473629158 

 837594162 

 514863729 

 384259617 

 497362518 



6. Each of the squares in the 

 diagram at the left is named ao- 

 cording to the letter under which 

 it stands and the number on the 

 same line with it. Thus the square 

 with an ^ in it is named B3. 



Fig. 56.— "WeUs Clerical Test C." 



A form of blank arranged by Dr. F. Lyman Wells for testing clerical efficiency. The test was 

 entirely ready for serious application at the time of Dr. Wells's entrance into Government 

 service. He has not had an opportunity to describe it, but kindly granted us its use m 

 the present research. 



the test. The total amount of time which the subject required to com- 

 plete all the clerical tasks was taken by the assistant. The six tasks 

 were to be performed in the order as numbered, and as quickly and 

 accurately as possible. The time required was usually less than 15 



