Psychological Tests, Memory - Thought Passages

Description:

This test of memory consists of twenty green cards containing fifteen stories of various lengths. They are categorized as either exposition, narration, or description. The subjects are:

1-The Migration of Birds

2-Our Jumping Equipment

3-The Old Angler’s Cottage

4-The Buried Treasure

5-A Schoolroom

6-An Anecdote of Mark Twain

7-Anthony-over

8-Christopher Colombus Risdale. This card is adapted from Edward Eggleston, “The Hoosier Schoolboy,” published by Charles Scribner’s Sons.

9-The Wind and the Son

10-My First Fishing Excursion

11-Smoke

12-The Schoolroom. This card is adapted from Charles Dickens

13-The Forest Ranger. This card is adapted from Overton Price.

14-First Thanksgiving Day.

15-Sir Francis Drake. This card names Charles Kingsley at the bottom.

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: PsychologyPsychological TestsMathematics

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Credit Line: Gift of David Shakow

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MA.316371.093Catalog Number: 316371.093Accession Number: 316371

Object Name: psychological test

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 20.3 cm x 12.7 cm; 8 in x 5 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-25a9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_694359

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