THURSTONES TEST OF PRIMARY MENTAL ABILITIES - MEXICAN UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS NORMS

To evaluate factors associated to intelligence and mental abilities of individuals, the Primary Mental Abilities Test (Thurstone and Thursto ne, 1947) has been used worldwide. The Spanish version of this test is used in Mexico with non-Mexican norms. To establish the statistical n orms of this population, the performance of 9'403 Mexican college stud ents on the Rye scales of this Test were studied, retrospectively. Dur ing the period 1986-1990, as part of the admission process to the Univ ersity of Baja California, all students answered the Thurstone's test. Mexican and non-Mexican norms were compared, and gender results are p resented.