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From: chris@nrcvax.UUCP (Chris Grevstad)
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.misc,comp.misc
Subject: Re: A test of discernment/employment
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Date: Sat, 29-Aug-87 14:07:04 EDT
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Karl.Kleinpaste@cbstr1.att.com says:
>I remember getting a test almost identical to that when I was in the
>4th grade.  I think 3 or perhaps 4 of us "got it right."  The fact
>that college freshman can't cope with it any better than 4th-graders
>probably says something about the ability of people to learn to take
>directions.  Pretty sad.
>

I think it's probably fair to say that most of us who have gone through the
school system have taken this test.  In my case I passed it, mostly because
it struck me as being unusual enough to take a long look at it.  However,
I believe most people, when faced with an exam and limited time, will
immediately start answering the questions, regardless of the warning to
read all the instructions first.  This is not out of people's inability to
take directions, but a general familiarity with test taking and a somewhat
certain knowledge that they will need the entire exam period to finish.

-- 
	Chris Grevstad
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