Abstract
Costa, et al. (1963) have demonstrated the usefulness of the peg placement scores of the Purdue Pegboard as a screening test for cerebral damage in adults. Perceptual motor dysfunction produced by cerebral lesions usually results in performance decrement which is independent of educational background and which is frequently of latetalizing significance. In order to aid in the test's evaluation as a screening procedure for brain damage in children, preliminary norms were established on a sample of 183 normal children attending a Catholic parochial grammar school in New York City. The peg placement section of the test was administered as prescribed in the test manual (SRA, 1948) . One 30-sec. trial was given for each condition. There were no demonstrable differences in performance as a function of sex in 77 female and 8 3 male right-handed children. Norms for males and females combinecl are presented in the table. It seems reasonable to pool scores of all children over 10 as scores change little above this age.
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