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The purpose of the present study was to compare a binocular rivalry (BR) field with a figure reversal (FR) field along 33 rating dimensions. Thirteen (39%) of the scales differentiated BR and FR. In addition, personality measures of rigidity and anxiety were obtained for each S and related to scale performance. While rigidity was found unrelated to attributes assigned to the two visual fields, anxiety correlated significantly with several of the ratings. While the operational rate of reversal measure has consistently emerged as a marker variable for Eysenck's extraversion and Cattell's cortertia (U. I. 22) factors, the attributive rating method appears promising for inferring elevations in tension level.

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Some Attributive Dimensions of Reversibility Phenomena and Their Relationship to Rigidity and Anxiety

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