Reduction of Field Dependence in Chronic Alcoholic Patients
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30 chronic male alcoholics were administered the Witkin Rod and Frame Test (RFT) and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. After 1 hr. of perceptual isolation the experimental 5s showed a significant reduction in field dependence on a 2nd RFT while the control 5s showed only chance variations in RFT-2 performance. These results tend to cast doubt on the hypothesis that field dependence is a stable and unalterable characteristic, and are explained on the basis of increased awareness of bodily sensations and their availability for use in orientation tasks.
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