Group Embedded Figures Test: psychometric data documenting shifts from prior norms in field independence of accountants.
This study examined the performance of 516 practicing accountants on the Group Embedded Figures Test. The present accountants scored significantly more field-independent than the published test norms and the 124 accountants in Pincus's 1985 sample. Significant differences were also noted between traditional (entry immediately following collage at age 22) and delayed-entry (late entry or second career) accountants. Gender differences noted in the norms were not observed for the current sample.
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School of Business and Economics, State University of New York at Plattsburgh 12901.
D000066:Accounting; D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D003867:Depth Perception; D005260:Female; D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D011340:Problem Solving; D012016:Reference Values