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Normative data on the Kagan Matching Familiar Figures test for adult male incarcerates
Author(s) -
Heckel Robert V.,
Allen Sheila S.,
Andrews Larry,
Roeder Gregory,
Ryba Patricia,
Zook William
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198901)45:1<155::aid-jclp2270450124>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - normative , psychology , test (biology) , matching (statistics) , impulsivity , developmental psychology , reading (process) , cognition , value (mathematics) , social psychology , statistics , psychiatry , paleontology , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology , political science , law , biology
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.