An entry in the great frame-tilt judging contest.
Some important questions about discrepancies between observer-perceived and investigator-defined direction of frame tilt are raised by Fine in his recent note on procedures used in the rod-and-frame test of field dependence. The practical and conceptual implications of these discrepancies are discussed in the present article in the context of Witkin's field-dependence theory and of recent findings on the nature of the rod-and-frame illusion.
D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D009949:Orientation; D011581:Psychological Tests