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Computerized vs. Experimenter Controlled Administration of the Matching Familiar Figures Test: Mean Test Scores and Reliabilities

Jeroen J. G. Van Merriënboer

Department of Education, University of Twente, the Netherlands

Otto Jelsma

Department of Education, University of Twente, the Netherlands

Jacintha Timmermans

Department of Education, University of Twente, the Netherlands

Jakob Sikken

Department of Education, University of Twente, the Netherlands

The Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFFT) is a well-known instrument designed to measure the cognitive style reflection impulsivity. In the present study, a computerized MFFT version for the Apple MacIntosh (MacMFFT) is compared to the traditional, experimenter controlled MFFT. For a group of 80 subjects, age 17-21, no differences were found between internal consistencies and test-retest reliabilities of the MacMFFT and those of the MFFT. However, subjects took longer times and made less errors for the MacMFFT than for the MFFT, which suggests a more `reflective' approach. As both reflectives and impulsives tended to behave more reflectively when tested with the MacMFFT, and because the inter-test correlations between the MFFT and the MacMFFT agreed with MFFT test-retest reliabilities, it is never—the less concluded that both tests measure the same construct. The more reflective approach to the MacMFFT is discussed as a novelty effect. Based on our results, the MacMFFT seems to offer a reasonable alternative to traditional MFFT administration to late adolescents and young adults.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 49, No. 4, 883-892 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/001316448904900411
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