A Mental Cutting Test by Using a Computer Network

我们开发了一种在微机网络上实现心理切割测试（MCT）的系统。通过使用计算机网络，我们可以获得每个受试者对每个MCT问题的反应时间的数据，这些数据在通常的纸笔测试中很难获得。我们对东京大学和福冈大学的740多名学生进行了MCT测试，并对反应时间进行了因子分析，对总分和反应时间进行了多元回归分析。结果表明：(1)总反应时间与得分之间无显著相关，但高分学生在解决“数量”问题上花费的时间多于低分学生，高分学生在解决“模式”问题上花费的时间少于低分学生。(2)对反应时间的因子分析结果显示，“造图过程”和“分析思维过程”两个因子对反应时间有影响。(3)聚类分析和得分相关分析结果表明，图像制作能力与分析思维能力密切相关。

We have developed a new system which implements a Mental Cutting Test (MCT) on a micro-computer network. By using a computer network, we can obtain data regarding each subject's response time on each of the MCT problems, which are difficult to obtain in a usual paper-pencil test. We administered the MCT to more than 740 students at The University of Tokyo and Fukuoka University, and performed factor analysis on response time and multiple regression analysis on total scores and response time. The principal results are as follows :(1) Although there was no significant correlation between total response time and scores, high score students spent more time in solving "quantity" problems than low score students, while high score students spent less time in solving "pattern" problems than low score students.(2) The results of factor analysis on response time showed that two factors, i.e., mage-making process", and "analytical-thinking process", affected response time.(3) The results of cluster analysis and correlation analysis on scores indicated that there was close correlation between image-making ability and analytical-thinking ability.