The Embedded-figures Test (EFT) and the Rod-and-frame Test (RFT) were used as measures of the field-dependence-field-independence cognitive control dimension in a test of the hypothesis that field-independence would be associated with greater accuracy in the discrimination of affective expression and implied meanings. The hypothesis was supported by significant correlations between the cognitive control measures and accuracy scores on Feldstein's Affect Judgment Test and Sundberg's Test of Implied Meaning. Discussion focused on the role of cognitive controls in person perception and on the implications of the results for psychotherapy.
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