The Flynn Effect as a Rise in Spatial Ability
Research at Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation suggests that spatial ability is the primary explanation for the Flynn effect.
Read moreResearch at Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation suggests that spatial ability is the primary explanation for the Flynn effect.
Read moreMemory for Design shows many relationships with vocational and educational criteria that cannot be accounted for by the general intelligence factor, g.
Read moreIdeaphoria scores and occupations.
Read moreAs part of the Research Department's mission to communicate our research findings to the public, we continue to make presentations at professional conferences, write articles published in scholarly journals, and collaborate with other researchers.
Read moreStudents were tested when they began their studies at the University of Texas.
Read moreAptitude test scores for examinees in writing occupations.
Read moreTwo-dimensional occupational plots show simultaneously the mean performance of various occupational groups on two of our standard battery tests.
Read moreThe Foundation’s founder and namesake, Johnson O’Connor, had an abiding interest in the biological substrate of individual differences in aptitudes.
Read moreStudies of twins suggest a genetic component to aptitudes.
Read moreWe also studied the long-term stability of English Vocabulary.
Read moreFor a number of years, we have been studying the long-term stability of our tests. In 2013, David Schroeder carried out a study on Pitch Discrimination and Rhythm Memory and reported his findings in Statistical Bulletin 2013-12, Long-Term Stability for Pitch Discrimination and Rhythm Memory.
Read morePast examinees were asked about their satisfaction with our aptitude testing.
Read moreAuditory aptitudes correlate with other aptitude measures.
Read moreWe test three auditory abilities: Tonal Memory, Pitch Discrimination, and Rhythm Memory. We did a study that showed that scores on these tests are indeed high for musicians, but also for people in a range of other occupations.
Read moreTheatre artists as a whole scored higher than our general testing population on many of our aptitude tests.
Read more“Person-job fit” is a term from industrial-organizational psychology used to describe how well people fit into their occupational environments.
Read moreThe Foresight aptitude shows a correlation with scores on the Creative Achievement Questionnaire.
Read morePeople working in physically active occupations show a stronger grip than those in more sedentary careers.
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