A V B* 
with 
Sten- 
quist 
A&B 
with 
No. si 
A 
with 
Sten- 
quist 
B 
with 
Sten- 
quist 
A 
with 
B 
No. 51 
with 
Sten- 
quist 
3i Finishing Assem.. 
•35 
•32 
.20 
•37 
•92 
.42 
f 6 Action Assem.. . . 
•34 
.26 
•32 
•32 
.82 
•58 
* 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, show- 
ln 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 inter- 
e sting sidelight was cast upon the experiment by the fore- 
nian 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 ex 
pected 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 sub 
jects 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