Field Independence and Laterality in the Perception of Faces
- 1 August 1977
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 45 (1) , 255-260
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1977.45.1.255
Abstract
For a sample of 28 college males the degree of left visual-field bias in the perception of faces correlated .45 ( p < .01) with extent of field-independent performance, as assessed by a composite score based on the Embedded-Figures Test, the Rod-and-Frame Test, and ratings on the Articulation-of-Body-Concept Scale. In a second study with 16 female and 10 male college subjects using the Group Embedded-Figures Test, field-independent subjects again showed greater left visual-field lateralization of face perception ( r = .43, p < .05). Based on Witkin's view of field independence as a manifestation of psychological differentiation, possible links between extent of differentiation at the psychological and neurophysiological levels are suggested.Keywords
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