Figural after-effects, rate of “figure-ground” reversal, and field dependence

Abstract

Field-independent Ss showed greater figural after-effects on a specific perceptual task and also higher reversal rates on a series of reversible figure tasks than did field-dependent Ss. The present data reveal a significant linkage between figural after-effect performance and diverse other perceptual response styles and suggest strongly, as did the results of a previously reported related study, that the elemental processes underlying these effects are related to broader and more complex behavior variables.