Responds to the arguments and evidence adduced by Kagan (1987) in his reply to the Block, Gjerde, and Block (1986) study questioning the validity of the Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFFT) as a measure of "reflection-impulsivity." (Author)

Discusses the discrepancy between the conceptualization of reflection-impulsivity and its operationalization. In a study of 100 children, the separate contributions of latency and accuracy were evaluated. Data indicated that accuracy had important personality concomitants; latency was inconsequential. (Author/SDH)

The performances of 100 4-year olds on the Matching Familiar Figures Test were analyzed in terms of decision time and decision accuracy. The subjects were divided into four groups: (1) the fast/inaccurates, (2) the slow/accurates, (3) the slow inaccurates, and (4) the fast/accurates. Assessment of individual personality characteristics showed that…

Responded to the various arguments advanced by Kagan and Messer in their rebuttal to the authors' review and research focusing on the interpretation of the Matching Familiar Figures Test. (Author/SDH)

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…