The Correlation of Cognitive and Psychomotor Tests
Abstract
A paper-and-pencil multiple-aptitude test battery and a computer- based psychomotor test battery were administered to a sample of 354 Air Force recruits. The tests of the multiple-aptitude battery were used to estimate psychometric g and to predict the psychomotor tests. The multiple correlation of the multiple-aptitude tests and each psychomotor test as a criterion was .50, corrected for range restriction. The average correlation of the psychomotor tests and psychometric g, corrected for range restriction and unreliability, was .73. The multiple-aptitude lests and the psychomotor tests were correlated and subjected to a principal components analysis. The average g saturations of the psychomotor and multiple-aptitude tests were .76 and .87, respectively. Confirmatory factor analyses disclosed hierarchical general cognitive and general psychomotor factors, two lower order multiple-aptitude test factors and three lower order psychomotor test factors. Factor structure, Psychometric g, Psychomotor ability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA256413
Entities
People
- Malcolm J. Ree
- Thomas R. Carretta
Organizations
- Armstrong Laboratory