Locus and orientation of the perceiver (ego) under variable, constant, and no perspective instructions.

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Letters and line figures, perceivable from either an external, objective perspective (that of E) or an internal, subjective perspective (that of S "looking out"), were traced by E's finger on the left side of S's head. Given no instructions as to the perspective to be adopted, Ss 1st responded equally often from internal and external loci, but with trials tended to adopt 1 locus (usually the external). When instructed to maintain a constant, given perspective over a series of trials, Ss responded equally accurately for both loci (about 85% correct), although latencies were greater for external instructions. When told to vary perspective according to E's instruction just prior to each trial, large differences resulted; internal instructions gave better and faster performance. An interpretation of these results is suggested. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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