The '''Group Embedded Figures Test''' ('''GEFT)''') is a timed [[Psychological testing|psychological assessment]] consisting of 18 items pertaining to [[field dependence]] and field independence.<ref name=":0">Demick, J. (2014). ''Group Embedded Figures Test Manual''. Menlo Park, CA: Mind Garden, Inc.</ref> The GEFT was constructed by [[Herman Witkin|Herman A Witkin]], Philip K. Oltman, Evelyn Raskin, and Stephen A. Karp with the goal to provide an adaptation of the [[Embedded-figure test|Embedded Figures Test]] (EFT) for group testing.<ref name=":1">Witkin, H. A., Oltman, P. K., Raskin, E., & Karp, S. A. (1971). ''A manual for the Group Embedded Figures Test''. Menlo Park, CA: Mind Garden, Inc.</ref> The EFT was developed by Witkin to assess [[cognitive style]] and analytical ability by measuring field dependence and field independence<ref name=":1" /> with figures suggested by Kurt Gottschaldt, a German psychologist and influencer of [[Gestalt psychology]] and theory.<ref>Gottschaldt, K. (1926). Uber den einfluss der erfahrung auf die wahrnehmung von figuren I: Uber den einfluss gehaufter einpragung von figuren auf ihre sichtbarheit in unfassenden konfigurationen. Psycholgishe Forschungen, 8, 261-317.</ref> The GEFT measurement places an individual on a spectrum between field dependence and field independence.<ref name=":1" />
The GEFT contains 18 complex figures each in which the respondent must identify a simple form.<ref name=":1" /> The respondent does so by tracing the simple form within the complex figure (1) with pencil (for paper-pencil administration)<ref name=":1" /> or (2) by clicking and dragging their mouse cursor (for online administration).<ref name=":0" /> The GEFT is a timed test elapsing 20-minutes and can be administered to an individual or groups of older children (age 10+), [[Adolescence|adolescents]], and [[adult]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mindgarden.com/105-group-embedded-figures-test-a-measure-of-cognitive-style#horizontalTab2|title=Group Embedded Figures Test - Product Specs|website=www.mindgarden.com|access-date=4 December 2017}}</ref> The GEFT is protected by [[Copyright|copyright law]] and is published by Mind Garden, Inc.
