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THE increasing pressure of academic specialization raises the question of whether we can discover a test of differential aptitude for advanced work in arts and science subjects respectively. In a preliminary study, the performance of a large number of Cambridge undergraduates on a test of high-grade intelligence (A.H.5) has been analysed, with special reference to relative ability on the verbal, numerical and diagrammatic sections of the test1,2. Two differential scores were calculated as follows: ‘Score A’, diagrammatic minus numerical plus verbal; ‘Score B’, diagrammatic plus numerical minus verbal.
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HUDSON, L. A Differential Test of Arts/Science Aptitude. Nature 186, 413–414 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186413b0
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