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Citation |
Glow RA, Lange RV, Glow PH, Barnett JA. Pers. Individ. Dif. 1983; 4(2): 179-187. |
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(Copyright © 1983, Elsevier Publishing) |
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Abstract |
Cognitive impulsiveness as measured by Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFFT) has come to be regarded as a trait-like construct, despite repeated queries of this over-generalization.The appropriateness of the `impulsive' label for fast-inaccurate MFFT performance was assessed by measuring MFFT performance along with responses to questionnaire items traditionally used to measure impulsiveness, and some measures of the subjects' performances of their student roles.Fast-inaccurate responders on the MFFT were found to agree with description of themselves as risk taking, lively and impulsive, and their tutors tended to agree with them about their unconscientiousness. However these relationships were never strong, were partly due to a response acquiescence set and were about as great for MFFT Errors as for MFFT Impulsiveness.Fast-inaccurate MFFT performance should be regarded as a measure of cognitive style, and not of socially-relevant impulsiveness. |