Correct Answer - Option 1 : Aptitude Test
The correct answer is Aptitude Test
- The General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), is a professional career aptitude test that measures nine different aptitudes and can be used to help assess the likelihood that the candidate will be successful in specific careers or training programs.
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An aptitude is something that the candidate has the potential to be good at; it refers to his/her innate ability to do well at tasks that require a specific type of skill.
- Aptitude is not dependent on previous learning.
- For example, if the candidate took the GATB and discovered he/she has a strong numerical aptitude, that means the candidate has the potential to do well at math.
- He/she may not have taken many math courses in school, but that doesn't matter when we're talking about aptitudes.
- An aptitude test seeks to measure what you have the potential to do well at; not what you already know.
- So, even if you haven't studied math in many, many years, if the General Aptitude Test Battery shows that you have a strong aptitude for math, then you can feel quite confident choosing a profession or training program that requires mathematical aptitude.
The battery consists of 12 tests that purport to measure 9 abilities or aptitudes:[1]
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Symbol
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Name
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Test(s)
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G
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General Intelligence
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Vocabulary, Arithmetic Reasoning, Three Dimensional Space
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V
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Verbal Aptitude
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Vocabulary
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N
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Numerical Aptitude
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Computation, Arithmetic Reasoning
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S
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Spatial Aptitude
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Three Dimensional Space
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P
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Form Perception
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Tool Matching, Form Matching
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Q
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Clerical-Perception
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Name Comparison
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K
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Motor Coordination
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Mark Making
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F
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Finger Dexterity
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Assemble, Disassemble
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M
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Manual Dexterity
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Place, Turn
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Hence, General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) is an example of an Aptitude Test.
