Information-Processing Styles of Paranormal Healers

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-366
Author(s):  
F. W. J. J. Snel ◽  
P. C. van der Sijde
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Processing Styles ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
Laying On Of Hands

49 paranormal healers working by laying-on-of-hands (direct healing) and distance healing were compared with 56 nursing staff and a control group of 73 on the information-processing styles of field-dependence and reflexivity-impulsivity. Apparently paranormal healers scored as more field-dependent than the other groups which is consistent with observations of paranormal healers when working. No differences appeared among groups on reflexivity-impulsivity.

Field Dependence and Driver Visual Search Behavior

1978 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 553-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Shinar ◽  
Edward D. McDowell ◽  
Nick J. Rackoff ◽  
Thomas H. Rockwell
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Visual Search ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Search Time ◽  
Search Behavior ◽  
Search Pattern ◽  
Eyes Closed ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
On The Road

This paper reports on two studies that examined the relationship between field dependence and on-the-road visual search behavior. In the first study, concerned with eye movements in curve negotiation, it was found that field-dependent subjects have a less effective visual search pattern. In the second study, young and aged drivers were compared on several information processing tasks and on their ability to maintain their eyes closed part of the time while driving. Of the various information processing tasks, only field dependence and visual search time correlated significantly with the mean time the drivers needed to maintain their eyes open while driving, Together the two studies indicate that field dependent subjects require more time to process the available visual information and are less effective in their visual search pattern.

Perceived Control by “Powerful Others” in Paranormal Healers

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 543-546
Author(s):  
F. W. J. J. Snel ◽  
P. C. van Der Sijde
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Dependent Position ◽  
Laying On Of Hands ◽  
The Law

49 paranormal healers working by laying-on of hands (direct healing) and healing at a distance were compared with 56 nurses and a control group of 73 randomly selected persons on their locus of control and especially on the subscale Powerful Others of Levenson. The paranormal healers scored external in locus of control, and their scores differed significantly from those of the other two groups tested on the Powerful Others subscale. This finding may be associated with the dependent position of paranormal healers since their profession is tolerated by medical doctors and the law.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Educational Pillars Based on Vygotsky's Theory in Achievement and Information Processing Among First Intermediate Class Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 246
Author(s):  
Lina Fouad Jawad ◽  
Muayad Kadhim Raheem ◽  
Ban Hassan Majeed
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Achievement Test ◽  
Mathematical Achievement ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control

The aim of the research is to identify the effectiveness of the educational pillars strategy based on Vygotsky's theory in mathematical achievement and information processing of first-grade intermediate students. In pursuit of the research objectives, the experimental method was used, and the quasi-experimental design was used for two equivalent groups, one control group taught traditionally and the other experi-mental taught according to the educational pillars strategy. The research sample consisted of (66) female students from the first intermediate grade, who were inten-tionally chosen after ensuring their equivalence, taking into account several factors, most notably chronological age and their level of mathematics, and they were dis-tributed equally into two groups, one experimental and the other control. The re-search tools were represented in the teacher's handbook for the application of the educational pillars strategy, the achievement test in mathematics, and the test of information processing skills. The researchers applied the experiment in the first semester of the (2019/2020) academic year. One of the researchers taught the ex-perimental group by applying the educational pillars strategy, while the control group studied according to the usual method. The mathematical achievement test and the data processing skill test were applied to the experimental and control re-search groups, and then the data necessary for statistical analysis and access to results were obtained. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the two groups and control groups in the mathematical achievement test. There were also statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the two groups on the test of the skill of information processing, and the size of the effect was calculated by describing a function of the effectiveness of the strategy on the two independent variables (mathematics achievement, information processing), as it became clear that the educational pillars strategy based on Vygotsky's theory has great effectiveness. On mathematics achievement and on developing students' information processing skills

Comparison of Selected Perceptual and Personality Variables among College Women Deviant and Non-Deviant in Their Appearance

1971 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara O. White ◽  
Anne P. Kernaleguen
Keyword(s):  
College Women ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
The Other ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Field Independent ◽  
Field Dependent

40 college women, 20 designated as deviant and 20 as non-deviant on the basis of skirt length, were administered measures of field-dependence, psychological security-insecurity, inner-other directedness and orientations to dress. The hypothesized difference between deviant and non-deviant Ss on selected variables of perception and personality was largely confirmed. Deviant Ss were significantly more field-independent, psychologically more secure, and had a stronger orientation to dress to seek rewards and to be different from others than non-deviant Ss. The latter were more field-dependent, more insecure, and had a greater orientation to dress to avoid punishment and to be like others. Deviants and non-deviants were not significantly different in inner-other directedness; both groups scored within the other-directed range.

An Assimilation Effect in Judging the Grammaticality of Sentences Violating the Subjacency Condition

1997 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 755-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Nagata
Keyword(s):  
Field Dependence ◽  
Noun Phrase ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Sentence Type ◽  
The Other ◽  
Assimilation Effect ◽  
Anchoring Effect ◽  
Field Independent ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
Embedded Clause

Two experiments explored the anchoring effect, particularly an assimilation effect, in judging the grammaticality of sentences violating the subjacency condition. Subjects judged two types of sentences similar on the surface but differing in judged acceptability. One sentence type included an embedded clause expressing the subjective experience of a matrix noun phrase (Subjective sentence) while the other sentence type did not include such a clause (Nonsubjective sentence). Exp. 1 showed the assimilation effect only for Subjective target sentences paired with Nonsubjective anchor sentences. Exp. 2, in which speakers' field-dependence was manipulated, showed a clear assimilation effect for field-dependent speakers. Thus, regardless of the type of target sentences judged, the judgments for field-dependent speakers approximated those made on the anchors, while such was not the case for field-independent speakers. Findings indicate that even the pattern of judgments between the two types of sentences was affected by an extragrammatical factor such as field-dependence.

Alcohol, Field Dependence, and Dyadic Self-Disclosure

1976 ◽  
Vol 39 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1151-1161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Rohrberg ◽  
Joaquin F. Sousa-Poza
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Orange Juice ◽  
Free Choice ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Field Independent ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
Alcohol Condition

16 dyads composed of subjects matched for cognitive style (8 field-dependent, 8 field-independent male medical students) discussed 5 topics—three “required” followed by 2 “free-choice.” Half of the dyads (4 field-dependent, 4 field-independent) had consumed .80 ml 94% alcohol per kg body weight; the other half received only a mixer (orange juice) with 4 ml alcohol poured on top. Amount of self-disclosure (total time spent in discussion) was not affected by alcohol ingestion; over-all depth of disclosure as rated by two judges, however, was significantly greater in the alcohol condition. For all dyads, both amount and depth of disclosure were significantly greater for free-choice topics where field-dependent pairs showed a significantly higher amount of disclosure as well as greater depth than field independents.

The McGurk effect in self-recognition of people with schizophrenia

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Hong Lu ◽  
Chaochao Pan
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Mcgurk Effect ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Identity Information ◽  
Self Recognition ◽  
Consistent Information ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Self Disorder

The McGurk effect is a robust illusion phenomenon in the perception of speech; however, there is little research on its demonstration in nonverbal domains. Thus, we tested for the McGurk effect in the context of self-recognition. We presented a group of people with schizophrenia and a control group of people without mental illnesses, with 2 videos accompanied by a soundtrack featuring different identity information. The first video had a matched face and voice; the other featured conflicting face–voice information. The participants judged if the voice in the video was their own or someone else's. The results show there was a robust McGurk effect in self-recognition, which was stronger among participants with schizophrenia because of the influence of self-disorder. Further, people with schizophrenia were less accurate in voice self-recognition when there was conflicting face–voice identity information. Thus, presenting audiovisual-consistent information is conducive to information processing for people with schizophrenia.

Attachment and Field Dependence: Individual Differences in Information Processing

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrizia Vermigli ◽  
Alessandro Toni
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Adult Age ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Figure Test ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Measure Field

The present research analyzes the relationship between attachment styles at an adult age and field dependence in order to identify possible individual differences in information processing. The “Experience in Close Relationships” test of Brennan et al. was administered to a sample of 380 individuals (160 males, 220 females), while a subsample of 122 subjects was given the Embedded Figure Test to measure field dependence. Confirming the starting hypothesis, the results have shown that individuals with different attachment styles have a different way of perceiving the figure against the background. Ambivalent and avoidant individuals lie at the two extremes of the same dimension while secure individuals occupy the central part. Significant differences also emerged between males and females.

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