NAME.
DATE.
CAN YOU CONCENTRATE
Attention is @ primary component of intelligence, most
psychologists agree; and concentration may be defined 05
‘exclusive attention. You know well enough that if you give
‘your entire attention to a task - that is to say, if you
concentrate on that task - you will perform it more
‘accurately, and more quickly, than if you allow your
attention to wander.
Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as entire attention,
at least not for more than short periods. Laboratory results
‘would seem to place to top limit of the attention span at 30
seconds or less, although some estimates go as high as 90
seconds. Beyond this length of time, attention momentarily
digresses, to be brought back to the task in hand by the
process called "concentration."
We are all familiar with the way sunbeams can ignite a fire
it focused through a lens. Similarly, your energies can turn
‘out a better job if focused on the problem confronting you.
‘The intelligent mind is one which can avoid distractions and
‘concentrate on essentials.
Here is a test of your concentration. You are asked 10
‘examine a mass of numerals, focusing your mind wholly on
locating certain pairs. Since this is a speed test, if you are
distracted by the remaining numerals it; will affect your rate
and so show in your score.
DIRECTIONS ~ In euch line are pairs of adjoining figures which add up to
10. Find them and underline them, For example.
Z: 2946119355678547
Work as rapidly as you can. Be careful not to exceed the time limit or your
score will be false
TIME LIMIT; 7 MINUTES
A. 292148756394678831234567898765427
B: Se eee Pere ee
C:12345678012345671521631746135124
D: 33467382914567349129123198765190
E 53982774675320988028382082465934
F: 2056327089574974S505533554465505
G: 64328976378209382457864018258640
H: 76554744486688831345178913141561
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J: 98798787682676570198684743289610
K: 1-9873826455910884234568345679467
L: 24682468369) 18194455566667777138
M: 83659172375943767766554433221199
N: 91827364558183729108207456789234
O: 27348556472378026775675675645766
P: 638609)8764382928765465435432321
Q@ 97543354689 254668574835296645342
R: 40439347368247463647586972837283
S: 90161984632876428487659071151 682
T: 83654289661036826754698457342891
Ur 48654876983473896474676476473468
V: 89573869010285378232818171615648
W: 64286497628018365283667788991122
X: 48295163837846752266337744885599
Y: 62482746389619848328455918264379
Raw Score
C
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