Standardized Test, Arithmetic Reasoning

Description:

Bruce V. Moore (1891—1977), an industrial psychologist at Pennsylvania State College (later Pennsylvania State University) published this test leaflet in 1941. It consists of twenty word problems involving use of arithmetic, with spaces for writing the answer.

This is one of a series of psychological tests given to the Smtihsonian by Cincinnati Boss Company.

Reference:

For Moore’s autobiography, see the website of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology at: http://www.siop.org/presidents/Moore.aspx.

Accession file.

Date Made: ca 1941

Maker: Moore, B. V.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, State College

Subject: MathematicsPsychological TestsPsychologyPsychological Tests

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Mathematics, Science & Mathematics, Arithmetic Teaching

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Gift of Cincinnati Boss Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2000.3029.06Nonaccession Number: 2000.3029Catalog Number: 2000.3029.06

Object Name: psychological test

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 28 cm x 22 cm x .05 cm; 11 1/32 in x 8 21/32 in x 1/32 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-3aaa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_904505

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