PERCEPTION OF PICTORIAL SPACE BY BUSHMEN* |
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Authors: | JB Dergowski AM Bentley |
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Institution: | J.B. Derȩgowski,A.M. Bentley |
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Abstract: | A new test for measuring the ability to perceive pictorial depth was used with children of two remote Bushman populations (!Xu and Kxoe), as well as with a sample of adult Bushmen drawn from these populations and a sample of urban Zulu children. The results show that subjects of apparently little sophistication are capable of perceiving depth when confronted with a ‘geometric’ figure. They also show surprising inter-group differences which cannot be easily explained by differences of environmental experience. |
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