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*  A  represents  the  overseer.  B  represents  the  foreman.
an d  shows  that  they  were  in  close  agreement  in  their
es timates  of  the  various  men.  This  is  by  no  means  al-Wa
 ys  the  case.  The  correspondence  between  the  Sten-Tnst
  and  the  spatial  perception  test  was  also  good,  showln
 g  that  both  tests  involve  the  same  ability  or  abilities  to
some  extent.
On  the  whole,  the  results  of  this  experiment  were  not
su ch  as  to  justify  using  any  of  the  tests  tried  as  a  basis  for
choosing  new  assemblers.  Nevertheless,  the  correlations
°und  justify  continued  research  in  this  field.  An  intere
 sting  sidelight  was  cast  upon  the  experiment  by  the  forenian
  when  the  results  were  shown  to  him.  Upon  being
tQ ld  that  the  results  of  the  second  part  of  the  experiment
' Vere  not  conclusive,  he  remarked  that  this  was  to  be  expected ­
  under  the  circumstances.  When  asked  to  explain
imself,  he  stated  that  the  examiner  had  not  had  the
fntire  cooperation  of  some  of  the  men  and  that  these  subjects ­
  performed  the  tests  in  a  very  careless  manner.  As  a
ma tter  of  fact,  the  second  section  of  the  experiment  was
c °nducted  in  part  by  a  novice  who  was  for  the  first  time
joying  his  hand  without  close  supervision.  In  view  of  this
act >  and  the  positive  correlations  which  were  found  never ­