Futile debate on assessment of field dependence-independence.
A long-standing debate on assessment has troubled research on field dependence-independence. The main arguments and a recent measurement proposal by Riding, et al., are revised to illustrate the futility of this debate and to defend the strength of the cognitive style dimension.
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Departamento de Psicologia Evolutiva Y de la Educación, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, La Coruńa, España.
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D001288:Attention; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009949:Orientation; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics; D013223:Statistics as Topic