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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Perceptual Speed
The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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| Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure | Read five temperature gauges in 10 seconds to make sure each temperature is within safe limits | Inspect electrical parts for defects as they flow by on a fast-moving assembly line |
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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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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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Far Vision
The ability to see details at a distance. |
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| Read a roadside billboard | Focus a slide projector | Detect differences in ships on the horizon |
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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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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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Trunk Strength
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
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| Sit up in an office chair | Shovel snow for half an hour | Do 100 sit-ups |
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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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Reaction Time
The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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| Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow | Throw a switch when a red warning light goes off | Hit the brake when a pedestrian steps in front of the car |
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