ABSTRACT
Asymmetry of object-focused (gestural) and body-focused (self-touching) movements was investigated in a sample of 14 field dependent and 14 field-independent right-handed male college students. The data were obtained from standardized, videotaped interviews which consisted of an abstract and a concrete communicative task. Significant right-hand asymmetry was found for gestures which depict or represent (motor primary movements,p less than .01) but not for nonrepresentational speech primacy movements. In general, field-independents had greater right-hand asymmetry than field-dependents for object-focused movements, whereas field-dependents showed more left-hand asymmetry of self-touching. Results are discussed in terms of a possible relationship between extent of movements asymmetry and the use of visual imagery in verbal encoding.
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Field Dependence-Independence , Functional Laterality , Gestures , Kinesics , Verbal Behavior , Adolescent , Cognition , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Ethanol/pharmacology , Field Dependence-Independence , Self Concept , Self Disclosure , Adult , Ethanol/blood , Humans , Male , Time Factors , Verbal BehaviorABSTRACT
Radioactive iodine uptake levels of two matched groups 11 field dependent and 11 field independent male euthyroid medical students were compared at the 7th, 24th, and 48th hr and at the 7th day. Significantly higher levels were observed in the field dependent group at all points except the 48th hr. These findings may reflect individual differences in adaptive psychoendocrine functioning.