Forty-nine candidates were invited back for a second round of interviews as well as language aptitude tests, psychological evaluations and mechanical skills assessments.
In the former case, which is common in the context of a language or aptitude test, the quality of the correct selection is more significant than the content imbedded within the erroneous answers; each selection apart from the correct one is equally erroneous, and an explanation of the correct choice is sufficient.
In a series of experiments, Dr. Skotko led a team from Duke University and M.I.T. who used crosswords to test Mr. Molaison's language aptitude, as well as his capacity to learn new facts.
After passing an aptitude test, he was assigned a professional language tutor and began learning Amharic the official language of Ethiopia and after six weeks of tuition, was sent to Gondar to continue learning the language by living in Ethiopia.
So while there were tests that were given, and records were kept of the language aptitude, as well as the language proficiency, the plan really was that they would get the language of their first post of assignment, and they would be required to get to a certain level.
The S.A.T. was not an aptitude test at all.
The test, therefore, becomes a prep achievement exam rather than an aptitude test.
Under his proposal, the university would drop the requirement that applicants submit scores from the SAT I, an aptitude test, but continue to require the so-called SAT II, which tests students in subject areas, including English, math, history, science and foreign languages.
On an aptitude test, "Murderer" was the category he scored highest in.
