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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Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| 66 | |
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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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Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
| 66 | |
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| 52 |
| Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch | Adjust farm tractor controls | Drill a tooth |
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Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
| 63 | |
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| 48 |
| Screw a light bulb into a light socket | Pack oranges in crates as quickly as possible | Perform open heart surgery with surgical instruments |
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Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| 63 | |
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| 52 |
| Understand a television commercial | Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport | Understand a lecture on advanced physics |
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Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
| 60 | |
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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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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. |
| 60 | |
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| 43 |
| Sit up in an office chair | Shovel snow for half an hour | Do 100 sit-ups |
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Rate Control
The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
| 60 | |
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| Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger | Keep up with a car that changes speed | Shoot a duck in flight |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
| 60 | |
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| 48 |
| Light a candle | Thread a needle | Cut facets in a diamond |
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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. |
| 60 | |
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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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