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Chevrier, Jacques; Delorme, Andre – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1980
Aesthetic preferences for overlapping geometrical figures were studied in subjects ages 6 through 14 in the context of the theory of functional pleasure. Results confirmed the hypothesis that the complexity level (number of crossings) of the preferred stimulus varies with the subjects' perceptual capacities, which develop with age. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Art Appreciation, Children, Design Preferences
Mitler, Merrill M.; Harris, Lauren – J Exp Child Psychol, 1969
Based on an M.A. thesis (Mitler) submitted to the Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, and reported in part at the meetings of the Midwest Psychological Association (Chicago, May 3, 1968).
Descriptors: Child Psychology, Concept Formation, Design Preferences, Grade 1
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Moore, Vanessa – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1986
Examines whether young children, aged four to nine years old, are satisfied with their own method of drawing a familiar object, or whether they would ideally like to draw in a more advanced way but are hampered by production differences from achieving this aim. (HOD)
Descriptors: Design Preferences, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing