Field Dependence and Accuracy of Comparison of Time Intervals

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The relations between (a) field dependence and accuracy of time judgment, (b) extraversion and reproduction of time, (c) neuroticism and accuracy of time judgment, and (d) auditory and visual comparisons of time intervals were studied, using 50 male students as Ss. Field dependence was assessed by the Rod and Frame Test (RFT) and the Thurstone (1944) version of the Gottschaldt Embedded Figures Test (EFT). Extraversion and neuroticism were assessed by means of the MPI. In making time judgments, S had to adjust the second of two signals so as to equal the time interval of the first. The signals varied in sensory modality (auditory and visual signals were compared) and in complexity (symphonic music, a projected picture, and a pure tone and light were used). Accuracy in time judgment did not correlate with field independence, extraversion was positively, though weakly related to time judgment; neuroticism did not relate to accuracy of time judgment, and no differences were found when auditory and visual time intervals were compared.

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