For the participant to be able to do this, he/she has to ignore cues in the visual field. If the participant adjusts the rod so that it is leaning in the direction of the tilted frame, then that person is said to be dependent on the visual field. This person will be categorized as field-dependent.
For someone to accomplish this, they need to disregard sensory input from their environment. If the participant adjusts the rod in line with the tilted frame's direction, that person is considered to be heavily influenced by external visual information. This classification results in the person being labeled as field-dependent.