Comparison of Two Self-Administered Field Dependency Measures
- 1 February 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 36 (1) , 252-254
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1973.36.1.252
Abstract
The present study examined the correlations between the recently developed group embedded-figures test (GEFT), the hidden-figures test Form-V, and the rod-and-frame test (RFT). 30 college males randomly selected from introductory and experimental psychology courses were administered the three measures of field dependency within a 2-wk. period. Intercorrelations among the three tests were significant ( rGEFT/RFT = –.691, p < .005; rHFT/RFT = –.476, p < .005; rGEFT/HFT = –.749, p < .005). A t test for related correlations indicated that the two correlations with the rod-and-frame test were significantly different ( t = 2.19, p < .025). The validity of the hidden-figures test as a measure of field dependency is questioned.Keywords
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