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The Relation of Primary Mental Abilities to Activity Preferences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Dorothy C. Adkins  and
G. Frederic Kuder
Dorothy C. Adkins
Affiliation:
Federal Security Agency
G. Frederic Kuder
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
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Abstract

The relations of abilities, as measured by Thurstone's Tests for Primary Mental Abilities, to activity preferences, as measured by Kuder's Preference Record, are investigated for a population of 512 university freshmen. Ability profiles for contrasted groups on each preference scale reveal relatively slight overlapping between the two sets of measures, although the apparent trends are reasonable. The Pearson inter-correlation coefficients of all pairs of measures involved were determined. Implications of the findings in relation to theory and to educational and vocational guidance are indicated.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , December 1940 , pp. 251 - 262
Copyright
Copyright © 1940 The Psychometric Society

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References

* Fryer, D. H. Measurements of interests. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1931.

* Thurstone, L. L. Manual of Instructions for Tests for Primary Mental Abilities, Washington: The American Council on Education, 1938.

† Kuder, G. Frederic. Preference Record. Chicago: Univ. Chicago Bookstore, 1939.

‡ Kuder, G. Frederic. The stability of preference items. J. soc. Psychol., 1939, 10, 41-50.