Reflection-Impulsivity in Mexican Children: Cross-Cultural Relations

Authors

Pedro Solis-Camara Resendiz, Mexican Institute for Social Security
Robert A. Fox, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

6 p.

Publication Date

1985

Publisher

Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Source Publication

The Journal of General Psychology

Source ISSN

0022-1325

Abstract

Urban Mexican children aged 5 (n = 23) and 9 (n = 87) years were given the Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFFT). The results indicate that the MFFT was a valid test of cognitive style for Mexican children. The younger children's MFFT performance was characterized as fast and inaccurate in relation to the older children's performance, which was slower and more accurate. Cross-cultural comparisons of Mexican MFFT scores with normative data from America, Japan, and Israel indicated that Mexican children were relatively impulsive in cognitive style in relation to children of other cultures. Potential factors contributing to these cross-cultural differences are discussed here.

Comments

The Journal of General Psychology, Vol. 112, No. 3 (1985): 285-290. DOI. © Taylor & Francis 1985.

Recommended Citation

Resendiz, Pedro Solis-Camara and Fox, Robert A., "Reflection-Impulsivity in Mexican Children: Cross-Cultural Relations" (1985). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 196.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/196