A Change in Viewpoint Promotes Use of Height-in-Picture as a Depth Cue in 5- to 7-Year Olds' Drawings of a Simple Depth Relationship.

Bremner, J. Gavin; Andreasen, Gillian

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Publication Date: 1997

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A Change in Viewpoint Promotes Use of Height-in-Picture as a Depth Cue in 5- to 7-Year Olds' Drawings of a Simple Depth Relationship.

Bremner, J. Gavin; Andreasen, Gillian

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v66 n2 p180-92 Aug 1997

Had children draw two blocks arranged in depth, and then moved either child or array and had children draw what was then a left-right arrangement; the transformation was then reversed for a final drawing. Found that when children moved to a new standpoint, there was a significant increase in vertical portrayal (as depth portrayal) between first and third drawings. (EV)

Descriptors: Depth Perception, Freehand Drawing, Perspective Taking, Spatial Ability, Visual Perception, Young Children

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Language: English

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