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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Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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| Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch | Adjust farm tractor controls | Drill a tooth |
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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. |
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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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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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Glare Sensitivity
The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
| 70 | |
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| 59 |
| Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day | See boats on the horizon when sailing | Snow ski in bright sunlight |
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Night Vision
The ability to see under low light conditions. |
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| Read street signs at dusk (just after sunset) | Take notes during a slide presentation | Find your way through the woods on a moonless night |
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Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| 70 | |
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| 52 |
| 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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Response Orientation
The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
| 70 | |
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| "When the doorbell and telephone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first" | Hit either the automobile brake or gas pedal in a skid situation | "In an out of control spacecraft, react quickly to restore control" |
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Number Facility
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
| 70 | |
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| 45 |
| Add 2 and 7 | Balance a checkbook | Compute the interest payment that should be generated from an investment |
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Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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| 55 |
| Cancel newspaper delivery by phone | Give instructions to a lost motorist | Explain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen |
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