Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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| Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't work | Recognize from the mood of prisoners that a prison riot is likely to occur | Recognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms |
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Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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| Know that a stalled car can coast downhill | Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks | Design an aircraft wing using principles of aerodynamics |
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Static Strength
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
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| Push an empty shopping cart | Pull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawn | Lift 75-pound bags of cement onto a truck |
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Flexibility of Closure
The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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| Tune in a radio in a noisy truck | Look for a golf ball in the rough | Identify camouflaged tanks from a high-speed airplane |
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Multilimb Coordination
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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| Row a boat | Operate a forklift truck in a warehouse | Play the drum set in a jazz band |
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Spatial Orientation
The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
| 75 | |
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| Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall | Find your way through a dark room without hitting anything | Navigate an ocean voyage using only the positions of the sun and stars |
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Speed of Closure
The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. |
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| Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes | Make sense out of strange handwriting | Interpret patterns on weather radar to decide if the weather is changing |
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Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| 75 | |
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| Cancel newspaper delivery by phone | Give instructions to a lost motorist | Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen |
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Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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| Understand a television commercial | Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport | Understand a lecture on advanced physics |
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Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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| Decide what to wear based on the weather report | Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence | Diagnose a disease using results of many different lab tests |
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