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Thirty males and 30 females were divided into field independent (FI) and field dependent (FD) subgroups based on rod-and-frame test (RFT) performance. All Ss were administered the autokinetic word test (AWT) with latency of response and number of words reported constituting the response measures. FI Ss were significantly quicker to respond than FD Ss although there was no difference in the number of words reported.
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1. This research was partially supported by an undergraduate research participation grant, GY-196, from the National Science Foundation.
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Vaught, G.M., Hunter, W. Autokinetic word writing (AWT) and field-dependence. Psychon Sci 7, 335–336 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331111
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