Army Beta was used in 1917 for illiterate recruits.

Army Beta was used in 1917 for illiterate recruits.

• A. Literates to determine placement
• B. Illiterates to determine placement
• C. Officers to determine rank
• D. All recruits to determine fitness

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that Army Beta was a nonverbal test used by the U.S. Army in 1917 to assess recruits who could not read or speak English well, so they could be placed into appropriate training and roles based on cognitive abilities rather than literacy. This design allowed illiterate recruits to demonstrate problem-solving and reasoning through pictures, patterns, and other nonverbal tasks, which is why it targeted illiterates for placement purposes. That’s why the correct choice describes illiterates to determine placement. The other options don’t fit: literates were handled with the Alpha test, not Beta; the tests weren’t specifically about officers or determining rank; and the purpose wasn’t to test all recruits for general fitness, but to guide placement based on cognitive ability.

The main idea is that Army Beta was a nonverbal test used by the U.S. Army in 1917 to assess recruits who could not read or speak English well, so they could be placed into appropriate training and roles based on cognitive abilities rather than literacy. This design allowed illiterate recruits to demonstrate problem-solving and reasoning through pictures, patterns, and other nonverbal tasks, which is why it targeted illiterates for placement purposes.

That’s why the correct choice describes illiterates to determine placement. The other options don’t fit: literates were handled with the Alpha test, not Beta; the tests weren’t specifically about officers or determining rank; and the purpose wasn’t to test all recruits for general fitness, but to guide placement based on cognitive ability.