Choosing employees by mental and physical tests . s this is import-ant to all piece-counting opera-tions. Some girls have the fac-ulty of always grasping the rightnumber, as in cigar- and pencil-bunching operations, while othersrarely acquire it. The average onthis test, taken from forty-sixsubjects, in class work, is the abil-ity to fill ten holes with eightmatches each in two accuracy is the ratio ofthe number of correct bunches toholes filled. Any method of filling is allowed. Accuracy and Estimating Test The subject is given thirty seconds to put three match sticksin as man
Choosing employees by mental and physical tests . s this is import-ant to all piece-counting opera-tions. Some girls have the fac-ulty of always grasping the rightnumber, as in cigar- and pencil-bunching operations, while othersrarely acquire it. The average onthis test, taken from forty-sixsubjects, in class work, is the abil-ity to fill ten holes with eightmatches each in two accuracy is the ratio ofthe number of correct bunches toholes filled. Any method of filling is allowed. Accuracy and Estimating Test The subject is given thirty seconds to put three match sticksin as many holes as possible under I. The test is repeated forfive sticks under J, and then two minutes are allowed for fill-ing in eight under K. The record is taken on the last. This isa good test for accuracy and speed in operations such asbunching cigars, pencils, etc. An average of ten holes wasmade on forty-six subjects. The Americans ran above andforeigners below average, and men made better records thanwomen. The test is not conclusive by handwriting and handshake 287 Touch Touch is a recognized essential in various lines ofbusiness, as material is often estimated by the feeling,where sight fails in showing its qualities. Especiallyis this so in all kinds of fabrics. Also many small ar-ticles have to be estimated by touch. We have donevery little in this line, but would suggest that samplebooks of various woven fabrics could be used in test-ing subjects, their ability being estimated by the num-ber out of every ten they can pick right with the eyesclosed. A distinction should be made between touchmemory and delicacy of touch, since subjects ac-quainted with the feel of materials will choose themmore from memory than by keen perceptive test the latter quality we have used ten marbles,five of which were perfect in shape and five had irregu-larities. The subject was allowed to take the ten in hishand to observe and feel them. They were then takenaway and mixed.
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