Normative data on the Kagan Matching Familiar Figures test for adult male incarcerates
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Vol. 45 (1) , 155-160
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(198901)45:1<155::aid-jclp2270450124>3.0.co;2-9
Abstract
This study presents normative data on the Kagan Matching Familiar Figures test, a measure of impulsivity/reflection, for 200 adult male incarcerates (108 Black, 92 White) in a state correctional system. Also presented are t‐tests between groups and correlations between the MFF and a series of demographic and test measures. Low, significant correlations were found between the MFF scores (time, number correct) and race, IQ, education, and reading levels. A comparison with college male and female norms is provided. The value and use of the MFF as a measure of cognitive style are discussed.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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