The present study has indicated that a spuriously high correlation may be obtained by using extreme scores for the EFT and RFT. Such correlations imply that the tasks measure the same thing and may be used interchangeably, which is misleading. In addition, the results indicated that the Stroop test is measuring a different cognitive style than the EFT or RFT.
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