The Group Embedded Figures Test was administered to 274 male students enrolled in a part-time automotive mechanical apprenticeship course. Distribution characteristics and the resultant norms are compared to earlier normative data reported in the literature and the test manual. The present sample was similar to the preliminary normative group in field-dependence/independence. A number of questions are raised regarding theoretical assumptions underlying current use of the test.
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