Field dependence-independence on the Children's Embedded Figures Test: Cognitive style or cognitive level?

1975 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 539-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Weisz ◽  
Patrick O'Neill ◽  
Pamela C. O'Neill
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Cognitive Level ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Embedded Figures

Use of the Group Embedded Figures Test with Children

1983 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Thompson ◽  
Murray M. Pitts ◽  
Joan P. Gipe
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Sixth Graders ◽  
Field Independence ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
Group Embedded Figures Test

Extensive previous research suggests that the cognitive style of field-independence/field-dependence has important implications for teaching and guidance. However, studies of the validity of group-administered measures which can be used with younger children are limited. The present study assessed the feasibility of using a widely recognized style measure, the Group Embedded Figures Test, with 45 fourth-, 42 fifth-, and 42 sixth-graders. The results were generally favorable with respect to the test's applicability to these age groups.

Field Dependence-Independence and the Discrimination of Musical Parts

1996 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 947-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark C. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Mental Ability ◽  
General Mental Ability ◽  
Significant Variance ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Music And Gender ◽  
Main Effects

The association of the cognitive style known as field dependence–independence and 168 subjects' correct detection of the number of parts in 24 musical items was investigated. Each item was arranged in one of three textures. With the effects of general mental ability, experience in music, and gender held constant, scores on the Group Embedded Figures Test explained significant variance in discrimination (7.5%). Factorial analysis showed significant main effects for cognitive-style groups, number of parts, and texture. The interaction between the effects of part and texture was also significant. In some cases an individual's cognitive style may influence perception of “what's going on” in music.

scholarly journals (Ne)závislosť na poli: kognitívny štýl či schopnosť?

TESTFÓRUM ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 4-13
Author(s):  
Lenka Krajčíková
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
General Intelligence ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Valid Method ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
Definition Of

Predkladaný krátky článok pojednáva o testovaní kognitívneho štýlu závislosti/nezávislosti na poli podľa Witkina. Tento kognitívny štýl popísaný v 50. rokoch bol v niekoľkých posledných dekádach vystavený kritike, ktorá sa na jednej strane týka samotnej definície kognitívneho štýlu, na strane druhej i metód, ktoré sú k testovaniu tohto štýlu používané. V práci sa čitateľ dozvie ako o metódach testovania závislosti/nezávislosti na poli tak o kritike tohto konceptu. Hlavným zámerom článku je poskytnúť historický exkurz do testovania kognitívneho štýlu závislosti/nezávislosti na poli pomocou testu k tomu pôvodne určenému (Embedded Figures Test). Čitateľ sa dozvie o nejednoznačnosti použitia testu EFT a pochybnostiach o tom, že skutočne testuje spomínaný kognitívny štýl. Test samotný bude predstavený v novom svetle potenciálne zaujímavého nástoja na testovanie priestorovej kognitívnej schopnosti či všeobecnej inteligencie, čo je však nutné ďalším výskumom objasniť. Presented short paper deals with testing of cognitive style of field dependence/independence by Herman Witkin. This cognitive style described in fifties was wildly criticized in last couple of decades. The criticism was aimed towards the definition of a cognitive style and also towards methods evaluating and testing this so called cognitive style. The paper describes various methods of testing this style and provides brief overview of a criticism of the concept. The main goal of this paper is to provide a historical overview of testing cognitive style of field dependence/independence and to evaluate test created for that purpose (Embedded Figures Test). The reader will find out that EFT is not a completely valid method of testing cognitive style mentioned above and there are some doubts about what this test is really measuring. EFT will be introduced from a slightly different angle, as an interesting method of testing spatial cognitive ability or general intelligence, but these new options of use of EFT require further research. 

The Interaction of Field Dependence/Independence and the Level of Guidance of Mathematics Instruction

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 347-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verna M. Adams ◽  
Douglas B. McLeod
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Retention Test ◽  
Mathematics Instruction ◽  
Mathematical Achievement ◽  
Prospective Elementary Teachers ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between the cognitive style variable of field dependence/independence and instructional treatments was investigated using high or low guidance in a unit on networks. The 97 prospective elementary teachers were tested on cognitive style (using the Group Embedded Figures Test) and on mathematical achievement (a measure of crystallized ability), and randomly assigned to treatments. Following instruction, students were tested for immediate achievement and then retested 5 weeks later. There were no interactions with field dependence/independence, but there was a significant (p < .05) interaction with crystallized ability on the retention test.

Intuition, Cognitive Style, and Hemispheric Processing

1985 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 683-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverlie Fallik ◽  
John Eliot
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Dichotic Listening ◽  
Hemispheric Processing ◽  
Cognitive Organization ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
Group Embedded Figures Test ◽  
And Gender

200 undergraduate volunteers were administered Westcott's Test of Intuitive Ability, Witkin's Group Embedded Figures Test, Paivio's Revised Individual Differences Questionnaire, and visual and aural dominance measures using a three-field tachistoscope and dichotic listening device, respectively. Field dependence was consistently related to poorer intuitive performance. No sex-related differences were found on intuition, embedded figures, Paivio's questionnaire, or dominance scores although the amount of intuition explained by cognitive style and dominance differed by hand and gender. Visual-verbal style was not associated with dominance while the relation of field dependence-independence and dominance was inconsistent. Neither dominance nor visual-verbal style was consistently related to intuition although complicated associations were indicated by hand and sex, suggesting differences in cognitive organization.

Cognitive Style and Sending and Receiving of Facial Cues

1979 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald M. Sabatelli ◽  
Albert S. Dreyer ◽  
Ross Buck
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Facial Expressions ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Field Independence ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Facial Cues ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
Embedded Figures

Sending and receiving accuracy of nonverbal facial cues was assessed in 17 dating but non-cohabiting college couples. Field-dependence/field-independence of each person was measured using the Embedded-figures Test. There were no relationships between several measures of receiving accuracy and cognitive style. However, field-dependent individuals were better senders of facial expressions. This finding is consistent with the literature on verbal self-disclosure and with other recent studies of accuracy of nonverbal sending.

Relation of Field Dependence to the “Philosophies of Human Nature”

1969 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-198
Author(s):  
Robert B. Duke
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
The Other ◽  
Field Independence ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Positive View ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
The One

To study the function of personality variables in the perception of other people, 52 undergraduate males were administered the Philosophies of Human Nature Scale and the Embedded-figures Test. Relatively low but significant positive correlations were found between field independence and trustworthiness, altruism, and the positive view of human nature. There was no significant correlation between field independence and strength of will, independence, complexity, and variability. Apparently, the personality of the one perceiving is relevant to what is perceived in the other person.

Authoritarian Attitudes and Field Dependence

1968 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 309-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Field Dependence ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Cognitive Styles ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
Embedded Figures

This study sought to investigate further the dependency of authoritarian attitudes on field dependence by using a factor analytically derived measure of authoritarian attitudes, the F + D scale. 523 college Ss completed the F + D scale, and the high and low scorers were selected from the extreme ends of the male distribution of 264 Ss. 20 Ss in each extreme group were individually administered Jackson's Short Form of the Embedded Figures Test (EFT), a measure of field dependence. High F + D scorers required significantly more time to complete the EFT than did low F + D scorers. They also obtained significantly lower SCAT verbal and total scores than did low F + D scorers. These two sets of findings were interpreted as resulting from the contrasting cognitive styles of the two F + D groups. It was concluded that, as measured by the tests in this study, high F + D scorers were more field dependent and less intelligent than low F + D scorers.

Spanish Children's Scores on Children's Embedded Figures and Rod and Frame Tests

1993 ◽  
Vol 76 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1259-1263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Antonio Amador-Campos ◽  
Teresa Kirchner-Nebot
Keyword(s):  
Field Dependence ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
Measure Field ◽  
Rod And Frame Test ◽  
Rod And Frame

The Children's Embedded Figures Test and the Rod and Frame Test were administered to 179 boys and 110 girls of an average age of 9.03 years to measure field dependence-independence. No significant gender-related differences were found on either test. Scores on these tests were moderately and significantly correlated.

Note concerning Stability of Cognitive Style Measures in Young Children

1969 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 933-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert S. Dreyer ◽  
Edwin Nebelkopf ◽  
Cecily A. Dreyer
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Embedded Figures

Test-retest data for the Children's Embedded-figures Test are presented for 46 children tested in kindergarten and again in Grade 1. Scores on both administrations correlated .87, indicating stability of this cognitive-style measure for these young children over a 6-mo. period.

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