More Misgivings about the Matching Familiar Figures Test as a Measure of Reflection-Impulsivity: Absence of Construct Validity in Preadolescence.

Block, Jack; And Others

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Publication Date: 1986

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More Misgivings about the Matching Familiar Figures Test as a Measure of Reflection-Impulsivity: Absence of Construct Validity in Preadolescence.

Block, Jack; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v22 n6 p820-31 Nov 1986

As part of a longitudinal study, Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFFT) performance was assessed at age 11 and related to California Child Q-Sort evaluations obtained both concurrently and at age 14. Offers evidence for a "competence" interpretation rather than a "conceptual tempo" interpretation of the MFFT and strongly questions using the MFFT as an index of "reflection-impulsivity." (Author/DR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Conceptual Tempo, Error of Measurement, Females, Intelligence Quotient, Longitudinal Studies, Males, Personality Traits, Reaction Time, Sex Differences, Test Validity

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