Journal Of Applied Psychology 1920

Author : American Psychological Association
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330339084
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Journal of Applied Psychology, 1920 written by American Psychological Association and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Journal of Applied Psychology, 1920, Vol. 2 The current interest and activity of psychologists in devising and applying tests of special fitness for various vocations required in military operations, may justify a report upon an examination in the psychological laboratory of a man of expert ability as a marksman. Mr. William F. Blasse, of San Francisco, long known as an exceptional marksman, scored the world's record on the 200 yard range, free off-hand shooting, 100 shots consecutively, on September 22, 1916. Using the King Target, Mr. Blasse scored 223 points out of a possible 300 which would have required each of the 100 shots to have been placed within one and one-half inches of the center of the target. Some idea of the accuracy of Mr. Blasse's shooting is indicated by a detailed score; of the 100 shots, 38 scored red flags (within 1.5 inches from the center), 47 blue flags (3 inches from center) and 15 white flags (6 inches from center). The average distance of the 100 shots from center would be about 2.3 inches. Thus at a distance of 200 yards, shooting without a rest, Mr. Blasse would find a man's head an easy mark. Taken into the University of California laboratory, Mr. Blasse gladly submitted to an experimental examination in an effort to determine in what respects his superiority over the marksmen of average or inferior ability was to be found. From many tests tried, only those which possess some special significance are mentioned. As a control group, 10 students in the laboratory consented to go through the same series of tests. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.