Field Dependency and Picture Recognition Ability

The study attempted to resolve conflicting evidence regarding the relationship between analytic ability, as measured by tests of field dependency, and structuring ability, as measured by performance on picture recognition tasks. The data failed to support the view that field dependency and ability to recognize fragmented pictures are significantly related and that age affects performance on picture recognition tasks. The results were discussed in terms of individual differences in search strategies on the Picture Recognition Test. A suggestion was made that the Children's Embedded Figures Test and the Conceptual Style Test are measuring different abilities.