Development of size modification of human figure drawings in spatial axes systems of varying complexity

J Exp Child Psychol. 1997 Aug;66(2):264-78. doi: 10.1006/jecp.1997.2386.

Abstract

In the present study, intraindividual development of the ability to modify the size of the human figure drawing was investigated. In a longitudinal data set with repeated measurement at ages 7, 9, and 12 it was shown that size was reduced between 7 and 9 years. Three factors were found to be responsible for size variation of the human figure drawing: The larger the figure initially, the more complex the level of the spatial axes system and the more persons in the picture, the greater size reduction.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Imagination*
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Psychology, Child*
  • Rural Population
  • Size Perception*
  • Space Perception*
  • Urban Population