Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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| Notice when a watch alarm goes off | Diagnose what's wrong with a car engine from its sound | Tune an orchestra |
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Originality
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
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| Use a credit card to open a locked door | Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees | Invent a new type of man-made fiber |
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Fluency of Ideas
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
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| Name four different uses for a screwdriver | Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company | Name all the possible strategies for a military battle |
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Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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| Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking | Listen for your flight announcement at a busy airport | Listen to instructions from a coworker in a noisy saw mill |
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Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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| Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezer | Write a job recommendation for a subordinate | Write an advanced economics textbook |
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| Understand signs on the highway | Understand an apartment lease | Understand an instruction book on repairing missile guidance systems |
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| Listen to a stereo to determine which speaker is working | Find a ringing telephone in an unfamiliar apartment | Determining the direction of an emergency vehicle from the sound of the siren |
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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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Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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| Read dials on the dashboard of a car | Read the fine print of a legal document | Detect minor defects in a diamond |
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Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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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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