Several responses to Necker cubes were shown to be influenced by characteristics of the stimulus. This study used a linear components of variance analysis to examine individual differences with respect to these influences. Two well-delineated independent dimensions of individual differences emerged. It was suggested that one of these may be related to field dependency and another to the adoption by Ss of different strategies in their attempts to increase reversal rates. Four other components of variance involving measures of perspective dominance emerged, suggesting that other dimensions of individual differences exist.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
AmmonsR. B., UlrichP. H., & AmmonsC. H.Voluntary control of perception of depth in a two-dimensional drawing. Proc. Mont. Acad. Sci., 1959, 19, 160–168.
2.
BrownK. T.Rate of apparent change in a dynamic ambiguous figure as a function of observation time. Amer. J. Psychiat., 1959, 72, 358–371.
3.
HarmanH. H.Modern factor analysis. Chicago: Univer. Chicago Press, 1960.
4.
KleinG. S.The personal world through perception. In BlakeR. R. and RamseyG. V. (Eds.), Perception: an approach to personality. New York: Ronald, 1951. Pp. 328–355.
WielandB. A., & MefferdR. B.Jr., Effects of orientation, inclination, and length of diagonal on reversal rate of Necker cube. Percept. mot. Skills, 1966, 23, 823–826.
7.
WielandB. A., & MefferdR. B.Jr., Effect of orientation, inclination, and length of diagonal of Necker cubes on perspective dominance. Percept. mot. Skills, 1967, 24, 139–141.
