The relationship of A-B, field dependency, and emotional openness in paranoid and nonparanoid schizophrenics

The relationship between A-B score, Field dependency (EFT), and paranoid-nonparanoid status in 24 male acute psychiatric inpatients was explored. It was hypothesized that paranoids would score as Bs and extreme field independents (conceptual orientation), while nonparanoids would score as As and field dependents (perceptual orientation). As predicted, nonparanoids were significantly more field dependent than paranoids and controls, but no difference was found between paranoids and controls. Contrary to our hypotheses, nonparanoids were significantly more B than paranoids and controls. The only difference between paranoids and controls was that paranoids were less feeling reactive. The results were interpreted in terms of the "normality= of the conceptually oriented paranoid S.