Performance of normal adults on the Matching Familiar Figures Test

Seventy-seven subjects underwent the Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFFT) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. Mean latency to the first response (L) and square-root-transformed error score (T) on the MFFT were normally distributed in the sample. T was correlated positively with age and negat...

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Published inBritish journal of clinical psychology Vol. 26 ( Pt 1); p. 71
Main Authors van den Broek, M D, Bradshaw, C M, Szabadi, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.02.1987
Subjects
Adult
Discrimination Learning
Female
Form Perception
Humans
Male
Pattern Recognition, Visual
Psychological Tests
Psychometrics
Reaction Time
Reference Values
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Summary:Seventy-seven subjects underwent the Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFFT) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. Mean latency to the first response (L) and square-root-transformed error score (T) on the MFFT were normally distributed in the sample. T was correlated positively with age and negatively with IQ; L was not significantly correlated with either. Orthogonal 'impulsiveness' (I) and 'efficiency' (E) indices were derived from the standard scores for L (zL) and T (zT) using the formulae I = zT - zE, and E = -(zT + zL). The interpretation of I and E, and the potential usefulness of the MFFT as a neuropsychological test, are discussed.
ISSN:0144-6657
DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8260.1987.tb00730.x