The ability to see patterns occurs in ACL 5 Low when information is stored spontaneously in someone's short-term memory.
To Verify
If the person can store information longer than just a few seconds before it fades this confirms that they are functioning in ACL 5 Low.
If they can open a tin using a screwdriver to lever the lid off in a smooth and effective action, this confirms that the person may function in ACL 5 Low.
When presented with the lacing activity, and asked to copy the single cordovan stitches on their own, they move the lace fluidly during their attempts. In the old leather tool where a Perma Lok needle was attached to the leather, if the person could not use neuromuscular adjustments to adjust the tension to the lace and needle, they would rip the leather thread from the needle. The new vinyl tool has plastic tips glued and heat shrunk to the lace.
In Design C of the copying activity, the person is able make this diagonal line pattern without needing to refer to the sample after each tile placement. They can place a few tiles down before referring back to the sample as the image of the pattern can be stored in the person's short-term memory.
When presented with the clover or the kite design, they do not need to refer to the sample after each piece is placed. The ability to hold an image in their short-term memory results in them being able to place down a few pieces before needing to refer back to the sample.
In the diamond colouring activity, the person colours across the lines to adjacent triangles of the same colour as they can see the overall image.
In the ironing activity, the person can replicate the design without referring to the sample after each piece is placed.
In the stencilling activity, the ability to use neuromuscular smooth fluid movements results in the person being able to maintain a well pressured tapping motion required for a dry brush effect.
To Rule Out
Can the person store information in their long-term memory without the need to rote learn it?
In the stitching activity, the person does not use a hint like, "How else can the lace go through the loop?" to figure out how to complete the single cordovan stitch. The hint requires the person to use abstract information which starts entering the scale in ACL 5 High. People functioning in ACL 5 Low do not respond well to hints as this information flies over their heads.
In the stencilling activity, a person functioning in ACL 5 Low does not consistently prevent errors by taking precautions like taping the stencil down or adjacent cells of different colours. When they make an error, they will try to initially avoid the error but it is not sustained.
In the ironing activity, the person functioning in ACL 5 Low requires a demonstration to complete this task as written, verbal and diagrammatic instructions contain abstract concepts and instructions which does not enter the scale until ACL 5 High.