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Temporal visual acuity is studied in the laboratory using flicker, simultaneity, and dynamic visual acuity. The purpose of the present study was to develop further and examine psychometrically a battery of seven temporal acuity tests that could be used for selection and training, if they had sufficient factorial sickness and minimal overlap with existing global measures of intelligence. A sample of 56 undergraduate students completed four sessions of the temporal factors battery, the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), and 24 subjects provided scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Results showed that reliability was within the acceptable range for the Search, Dynamic Visual Acuity, Phi Phenomenon, Critical Flicker Fusion, and Masking. For the most part, the temporal factors battery did not correlate significantly with the highly reliable ASVAB or SAT, implying that these temporal factors are somewhat independent of a general intelligence factor. The relevance of these constructs for industrial and military tasks is discussed.

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