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Download full textPearson, Jane L.; Ialongo, Nicholas S. – 1984
The ecological validity of three spatial ability tests was studied: The Embedded Figures Test, the Shepard/Metzler Mental Rotations Test, and the Differential Aptitude Spatial Relations subtest. The Building Memory Test was also examined in an attempt to replicate a previous study which supported its validity. These four tests were administered to…
Descriptors: Correlation, Encoding (Psychology), Higher Education, Locational Skills (Social Studies)
Barrett, Gerald V.; and others – J Appl Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Psychological Testing, Responses, Simulation
Peer reviewedErwin, Joan E.; Hunter, John J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 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
