THE EMBEDDED FIGURES TEST (EFT) HAS BEEN USED AS AN INDEX OF FIELD INDEPENDENCE. HOWEVER, WITKIN ET AL. ORIGINALLY FOUND THAT EFT SCORES FOR WOMEN HAD A LOW CORRELATION (.21) WITH THEIR ORIGINAL PERCEPTUAL TESTS. SINCE THIS IS THE CASE, ALL STUDIES WHICH HAVE USED FEMALE EFT SCORES AS AN INDEX OF FIELD INDEPENDENCE HAVE OBTAINED RESULTS WHICH ARE NOT PERTINENT TO WITKIN'S CONCEPT. IN PARTICULAR, THE COMPARISON OF N ACH AND FIELD INDEPENDENCE IS NOT POSSIBLE WHEN FEMALE EFT SCORES ARE USED.
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE ON N ACHIEVEMENT AND FIELD INDEPENDENCE COMPARISONS.
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THE EMBEDDED FIGURES TEST (EFT) HAS BEEN USED AS AN INDEX OF FIELD INDEPENDENCE. HOWEVER, WITKIN ET AL. ORIGINALLY FOUND THAT EFT SCORES FOR WOMEN HAD A LOW CORRELATION (.21) WITH THEIR ORIGINAL PERCEPTUAL TESTS. SINCE THIS IS THE CASE, ALL STUDIES WHICH HAVE USED FEMALE EFT SCORES AS AN INDEX OF FIELD INDEPENDENCE HAVE OBTAINED RESULTS WHICH ARE NOT PERTINENT TO WITKIN'S CONCEPT. IN PARTICULAR, THE COMPARISON OF N ACH AND FIELD INDEPENDENCE IS NOT POSSIBLE WHEN FEMALE EFT SCORES ARE USED.Preview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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METHODOLOGICAL NOTE ON N ACHIEVEMENT AND FIELD INDEPENDENCE COMPARISONS.
THORNTON, CARL L.; BARRETT, GERALD V.
Follow Journal of Consulting Psychology
, Volume 31 (6): 631
PsycARTICLES® – Dec 1, 1967
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