The Relationship of Cognitive Style of Young Children and Their Modes of Responding to Paintings.

Douglas, Nancy J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ246533

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Publication Date: 1981

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The Relationship of Cognitive Style of Young Children and Their Modes of Responding to Paintings.

Douglas, Nancy J.; And Others

Studies in Art Education, v22 n3 p24-31 1981

Thirty middle-class preschoolers (ages three to five) were tested with the Acuff and Sieber-Suppes Manual for coding children's responses to paintings and two forms of the Embedded Figures Test. At age 5, significant positive correlations were found between cognitive style and total cue attendance and two attributes, sensory and organizational. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Correlation, Painting (Visual Arts), Preschool Children, Responses, Visual Discrimination

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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