title: Perceptual reactance and task performance.
abstract: 57 female subjects participated in a study in which perceptual reactance was assessed by the kinesthetic figural aftereffects test. Subjects identified as augmenters were quicker than reducers on a disjunctive reaction time task and a significant interactive effect was found on a paired-associate task. Augmenters performed better on a similar list while reducers were more effective on a dissimilar list.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005366:Figural Aftereffect; D006801:Humans; D007699:Kinesthesis; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology; D010153:Paired-Associate Learning; D011930:Reaction Time; D012858:Size Perception