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Embedded Figures Test

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Figure-ground test; Group embedded figures test; Hidden figures test

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In these tasks participants must locate the presence of a target figure embedded within a complex background. In the embedded figures test (Witkin et al. 1971), the participants are asked to trace with their finger the outline of a figure located within an obscuring complex scene. Participants complete 12 trials and two forms are available for test-retest use. The simple figure and complex scene cannot be viewed at the same time. Participants are allotted 3 min to complete the task. Spreen and Benton (1969) developed a similar task in which the participant uses a pencil to identify the embedded target shape. Participants complete 16 items presented within a nonreusable paper booklet. Unlike Witkin’s EFT, in this version the target figure is located on the left side of the page, while the complex visual scene with the target embedded within is located to the right. There is also a version for...

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Melissa Amick

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation, Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Independent Practice, Wynnewood, PA, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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Amick, M. (2018). Embedded Figures Test. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_1361

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