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Peer reviewedDiLorenzo, Joseph R.; Rock, Irvin – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1982
The underestimation (righting) of frame-of-reference tilt correlates with the perception of the vertical rod as tilted in the opposite direction (the rod-and-frame effect). The rod-and-frame effect can be thought of as the solution to the problem of the rod's tilt given the perceived tilt of the frame. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Higher Education, Kinesthetic Perception, Spatial Ability
Fuller, Gerald B.; And Others – Diagnostique, 1991
Factor analysis performed on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) for 252 subjects (ages 6-16), who were mentally handicapped, slow learners, or learning disabled, identified 3 factors: verbal-conceptual, perceptual-spatial, and distractibility-short-term memory. Findings suggest that the factor example can be used to…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
