3 groups of schizophrenics, selected in such a way as to represent 3 degrees of withdrawal (Very Withdrawn, n = 19; Moderately Withdrawn, n = 22; and Not Withdrawn, n = 24) were compared on the relative times spent viewing novel and familiar pictures projected onto a screen. The hypothesis was that the novel pictures, as compared with the familiar pictures, would be less appealing to the withdrawn than to the non-withdrawn schizophrenics, as reflected in the times spent viewing the two types of slides. The results supported the hypothesis.
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