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The Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation is a nonprofit scientific research and educational organization with two primary commitments: to study human abilities and to provide people with a knowledge of their aptitudes that will help them in making decisions about school and work. Since 1922, hundreds of thousands of people have used our aptitude testing service to learn more about themselves and to derive more satisfaction from their lives.

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Aptitudes and brain areas

An ongoing research project involves studying the relationship between brain structure and aptitudes. Read about it here.

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Aptitudes are natural talents, special abilities for doing, or learning to do, certain kinds of things. Manual dexterity, musical ability, spatial visualization, and memory for numbers are examples of such aptitudes. In a comprehensive battery of tests available only through the Foundation, these and many other aptitudes are measured. These measured traits are highly stable over long-term periods.

Client stories

Our clients often write to let us know how aptitude testing has enriched their lives. Read some of their stories here.
A former client, Anne O'Hara, at work.

 

Steve Greene, director of our New York office, was interviewed on September 12, 2009 by Steven Spierer of Talk Radio One. To listen, go to the Talk Radio One website, choose the "On Demand" tab, and scroll to 9/12/09. Steve Greene welcomes questions or feedback; you can reach him at steve@jocrf.org.

Our newest Bulletin has been published. The main article, Setting Up Personal Goals, tells the tale of three student-athletes and how aptitude testing helped them achieve their educational objectives.

Earlier bulletins are available on our recent news page.

Our New York office began a relationship with the Partnership for Student Advancement, a New York City non-profit organization. more...

In her column, Work & Family, published in The Wall Street Journal on August 9, 2007, Sue Shellenbarger mentions the Foundation as a resource for students making career choices.

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