The results of two factor analyses of the success or failure on each item of the Lincoln adaptation of the Oseretsky test of motor development of 434 Ss in two separate samples have been presented and compared. The agreement was only modest. Possible causes of the discrepancy are discussed and future steps in this research indicated.
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