Please note that this product can only be administered if you have a valid Vienna Test System administration software license for VTS online or a local VTS version 8.0.00 or higher.
Field of Application+
Staff & Management Assessments
Job & Career Placement
Safety & Security Assessment
Academic Testing
Detailed Description+
Assesses the ability to estimate the speed and direction of movement of objects. Spatial and temporal orientation is highly important in everyday life. An essential component of this is the ability to assess speeds and distances accurately. This is relevant in a wide range of situations. In the sporting context it corresponds to the ability to position oneself in accordance with the movements of people or objects. In traffic psychological investigations this test can help to explain unusual driving behavior, (e.g., frequent involvement in accidents). The test is also used in personnel selection in the field of manufacturing & safety assessments.
Test forms+
S1: Long form
S2: Short form
S3: Linear form
S4: Linear form – time anticipation only
S5: Linear form – time anticipation, screening
Task+
A green ball moves about the screen. Its speed and direction of movement vary, depending on the task. The ball disappears at an unforeseen moment and two parallel red lines appear. The first line passes through the point where the ball disappears. The other is the target line. Respondents press a button at the moment in which they think the ball should have reached the target line. In a second step, respondents also indicate the point at which they think the ball would cross the target line.
In both the long form S1 and the short form S2 the tasks vary in difficulty. The green ball variously follows simple linear trajectories, curvilinear trajectories, and sinusoidal curves.
Dimensions+
Languages+
Duration+
approx. 9-25 minutes, depending on test form
Age+
Norms for ages 9+.
Test administration+
