Facially expressive and nonexpressive subjects (40 undergraduate women) were compared on a measure of field-dependence—independence. Expressives were significantly more field-independent than non-expressives. It was suggested that both social development and the situational context play important roles in determining the effects of perceptual style on nonverbal behavior.
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