45 female and 30 male undergraduates were administered three putative spatial tests and the personality scales of Jackson, et al.'s Six-factor Personality Questionnaire. Only three significant correlations were found between the scores from the spatial tests and Jackson, et al.'s Six-factor Personality Questionnaire. Moreover, the findings support Jackson, et al.'s claim that the dimensions of that questionnaire were uncorrelated.
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