The rate of reversals possibly experienced in observing ambiguous figures and in binocular rivalry are shown to distinguish at a statistically significant level among cancer patients, patients with duodenal ulcers, rheumatoid arthritics, and a control group with miscellaneous disorders; also between matched groups of schizophrenic patients with and without cancer. These results are discussed in terms of the part played by the integrative systems of the organism both in relationship to the test results and the disorders experienced.
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