Two large random samples of male college freshmen were measured on a ten-test visual-tactile perceptual battery and on the College Boards Scholastic Aptitude Test. Ethnic group membership was found to be related to performance on the perceptual tests but not to scholastic aptitude. Implications of the findings and tentative directions for future research are discussed.
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