PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Field Dependence
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Differences in how we interpret things in how we think about things (our cognitions) are seen by the cognitive approach as forming the basis for our personalities. Interpretation: process of making sense of, or explaining, events in the world themselves and others. Beliefs and desires: standards and goals people develop for evaluating o. Personality revealed through perception: field dependence-independence, pain tolerance and sensation reducing-augmenting, field independent (relative to field dependent) ppl can focus on details despite background information, testing field-dependence, embedded figures test (eft, rod and frame test (rft) Witkin et. al. (1954) found that choice of major in college was related to field independence/dependence. Interpersonal relations: witkin found that field dependent people rely on social cues, are oriented toward other people, field independent people function with more autonomy and are more detached. Perceptual style leads to different styles of learning. Fi 8th graders learned more effectively than field dependent. Got points imbedded within the different sources of media faster.
