title: Personality correlates of the Matching Familiar Figures Test in adults.
abstract: The Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFFT) measures a dimension of cognitive style known as reflection-impulsivity. Interpretations of the MFFT sometimes supplement its cognitive implications with one of two personality models, impulsivity and/or ego-resilience. Both models have received some research support from studies that used preadolescent subjects. The applicability of these two personality models to adults was evaluated in this research. In three studies on college students, one personality characteristic within the ego-resilience position, independent-oriented achievement, was found to differentiate between impulsive and reflective scorers on the MFFT. No support was found for the impulsivity position. Implications were drawn for the influence of personality on the MFFT.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychology, University of South Carolina-Aiken, 29801, USA.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Davidson