Prediction of Attrition in Alcoholic Aftercare by Scores on the Embedded Figures Test and Two Piagetian Tasks.

Erwin, Joan E.; Hunter, John J.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Prediction of Attrition in Alcoholic Aftercare by Scores on the Embedded Figures Test and Two Piagetian Tasks.

Erwin, Joan E.; Hunter, John J.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v52 n3 p354-58 Jun 1984

Tested patients (N=80) in an alcoholic rehabilitation program for field dependence with the Embedded Figures Test and for logical reasoning with two Piagetian tasks: the pendulum and the plant problem. Results suggested that cognitive factors play a more important role in alcoholics' response to treatment than has been recognized. (LLL)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Alcoholism, Cognitive Style, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts, Predictive Validity, Rehabilitation Programs

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Embedded Figures Test

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