This research was undertaken to study the relationship between field-dependence/independence and ocular (sighting) dominance for 37 female undergraduate subjects. The intention was to verify whether differences in field-dependence/independence exist between subjects showing right, left, intermediate, and fluctuating dominance on a test of ocular dominance.
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