The Matching Familiar Figures (MFF) test, a measure of the reflection-impulsivity construct, was used to determine whether 52 high IQ students (mean age 16, mean PM IQ 120) could be described as slow and accurate or fast and accurate. No significant differences in mean IQ were found among fast accurates, slow accurates (reflectives), fast inaccurates (impulsives), and slow inaccurates The reflectivity-distinction may not be useful for high IQ individuals. It may be better to learn to discriminate what speeds is appropriate while giving priority to accuracy.
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