?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Associative+learning+and+perceptual+style%3A+Are+associated++events+perceived+analytically+or+as+a+whole%3F+%0D%0A%0D%0A&rft.creator=Tsakanikos%2C+Elias+&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=The+present+study+examined+whether+the+formation+of+associations+is+a%EF%AC%80ected+by+individual+di%EF%AC%80erences+in+perceptual+style+(analytic+vs.+holistic).+Ninety+undergraduate+students+were+tested+on+their+ability+to+associate+concurrent+events+(i.e.+word%E2%80%94colour)+and+were+assessed+on+measures+of+%EF%AC%81eld+dependence+and+intelligence.+The+analysis+revealed+that+analytic+perceptual+style+(%EF%AC%81eld+independence)+was+associated+with+better++performance+on+associative+learning%2C+and+that+this+relationship+was+retained+after+controlling+for+differences+in+intelligence%2C+age%2C+and+gender.+The+obtained+results+lent+support+to+elemental+theories+of+associative+learning+suggesting+that+concurrent+stimuli+tend+to+be+perceived+as+separate+units.%0D%0A+&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6269%2F1%2FTsakanikos_Perceptual_Style_PAID_2006a.pdf&rft.identifier=++Tsakanikos%2C+Elias+++(2006)+Associative+learning+and+perceptual+style%3A+Are+associated+events+perceived+analytically+or+as+a+whole%3F++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6269%2F