This study tested the differentiation hypothesis in a geriatric population. 94 male, elderly patients were administered the Colored Progressive Matrices (a test of intellectual ability), the Children's Embedded-figures Test, and a socializing scale. A correlation of 0.58 (p < .01) between field dependence and intellectual ability was similar to that previously obtained with younger age groups. A positive correlation of 0.22 (p < .05) between field dependence and socializing was contrary to theoretical expectation.
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