Group Embedded Figures Test Performance as a Predictor of Cognitive Impairment among Alcoholics
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 11 (5) , 725-739
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826087609058809
Abstract
The sensitivity of the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) as a predictor of cognitive impairment among alcoholics was investigated. The GEFT, Shipley-Hartford and Memory-for-Designs tests were administered to 90 male alcoholics. GEFT performance correlated significantly with measures of impairment even when the influence of age and education were controlled. Field-dependent Ss [subjects] performed at a significantly more impaired level on measures of abstract reasoning, perceptual-motor function, and short-term visual-spatial memory when compared with intermediate and field independent Ss; no differences were found among groups on general verbal ability. The GEFT might profitably be included in screening batteries for impaired congnitive function.This publication has 31 references indexed in Scilit:
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