The hypothesis was tested that the smaller a woman's breasts the less she will perceive them as altered when viewing them aniseikonically. The results for 42 married women (Mdnage = 22 yr.) supported the hypothesis and suggested the usefulness of aniseikonic perception for measuring the localization of anxiety about the body.
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