Three Variables Influencing the Picture Preferences of South and North American Boys and Girls.

Frascara, J.; Ladan, C. J.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Three Variables Influencing the Picture Preferences of South and North American Boys and Girls

Frascara, J.; Ladan, C. J.

Reading Improvement, 14, 2, 120-8, Sum 77

Results of a study of the pictorial preferences of seven-, nine-, and eleven-year-old children of two cultures indicated that "soft contours were generally preferred in both cultures, as were natural images--with the exception that older American girls prefer geometric elements. (JM)

Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Dimensional Preference, Elementary Education, Pictorial Stimuli, Picture Books, Research, Visual Measures, Visual Perception

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Identifiers - Location: North America; South America

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