The relationship between RFT performance and inter- and intra-modal matching tasks

Isaacs, Sedick

The relationship between RFT performance and inter- and intra-modal matching tasks

Master Thesis

1979

Abstract

This study attempted to relate a field dependence measure viz. rod and frame test performance to scores on inter-and intra.- modal matching tasks. The view taken is that since in the rod and frame test situation two sets of sensory data, viz. vision and kinaesthesia seem significant for good performance, rod and frame test ability must somehow be related to the efficiency with which the two sets of data are processed. The study was based on the observation of Vaugh and Ellinger (1966) that the field independent subject is better at a form discrimination task than the field dependent. Form discrimination is in fact a type of cross modal matching task between the kinaesthetic modality and vision. In the present study lines and widths of solid objects instead of forms were used in order to facilitate measurement. An attempt was also made to construct a rod and frame test that is performed only in the kinaesthetic modality in order to determine whether the rod and frame test must of necessity be cross modal in nature and whether this kinaesthetic rod and frame test is related to the efficiency of intramodal matching in the kinaesthetic modality. Forty-six male subjects were used in the non-visual rod and frame test study and sixty-six male subjects were used in the study to determine whether rod and frame test performance is related cross modal matching ability. A portable version of the rod and frame test as described by Morris ( 1967) was used. correlation was found between the rod and frame test and the non-visual rod and frame test (called the somaesthetic rod and frame test). The implication of the results for the differential hypothesis at briefly discussed a moderate correlation.

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Psychology - General

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