Contextual sensitivity in young children's drawings |
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Authors: | Alyson M. Davis |
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Affiliation: | University of Birmingham England |
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Abstract: | Previous research has examined the characteristic errors made by young children when drawing from a three-dimensional array. The aim of the present research was to investigate the influence of context in copying tasks. In a series of three experiments children between the ages of 4 and 7 years were presented with contrasting models to copy. These included cups and sugar bowls in various combinations and orientations. In each experiment the children's copies were scored for inclusion or omission of the occluded handle on the model. The results showed that nearly one third of the children did not respond consistently by either copying accurately or by always including the occluded handle. Instead the findings pointed to a large group of children whose responses were directed by the type of context present within the arrays. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be addressed to Alyson Davis Department of Psychology The University of Birmingham P.O. Box 363 Birmingham B15 2TT England. |
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