title: Normative data on the Kagan Matching Familiar Figures test for adult male incarcerates.
abstract: This study presents normative data on the Kagan Matching Familiar Figures test, a measure of impulsivity/reflection, for 200 adult male incarcerates (108 Black, 92 White) in a state correctional system. Also presented are t-tests between groups and correlations between the MFF and a series of demographic and test measures. Low, significant correlations were found between the MFF scores (time, number correct) and race, IQ, education, and reading levels. A comparison with college male and female norms is provided. The value and use of the MFF as a measure of cognitive style are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Heckel
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roeder
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ryba
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zook
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D011930:Reaction Time