Kinesthetic figural aftereffects in acute schizophrenia: a style of processing stimuli.
Percept Mot Skills, 1975/10;41(2):451-8.
PMID: 241970
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Abstract
The Kinesthetic Figural Aftereffect test was administered to 106 psychiatric inpatients to assess styles of stimulus processing in schizophrenia. Three conditions were used: (1) standard stimulus conditions at the acute phase; (2) standard conditions, 7 wk. later, to evaluate stability over time; (3) reversed stimulus conditions to assess kinesthetic figural aftereffect generality under different stimulus conditions. Results indicated that: (1) schizophrenics reduced stimuli, but differences between patient groups were not significant. (2) Kinesthetic figural aftereffect stability over time was shown by nonschizophrenics (p less than .01) but not by schizophrenic and borderline patients. (3) All diagnostic groups reversed kinesthetic figural aftereffect responses under reversed stimulus conditions, e.g., former "augmenters" tended to reduce more under agumenting conditions, suggesting the importance of the specific stimulus conditions. (4) Acute schizophrenics showed a stimulus-governed style. (5) The results raise questions about kinesthetic figural aftereffects as a measure of response style.
MeSH terms
Acute Disease; Adult; Antipsychotic Agents; Female; Figural Aftereffect; Generalization, Psychological; Humans; Information Theory; Kinesthesis; Male; Mental Disorders; Phenothiazines; Psychological Tests; Remission, Spontaneous; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenic Psychology; Time Factors
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