title: Development of size modification of human figure drawings in spatial axes systems of varying complexity.
abstract: In the present study, intraindividual development of the ability to modify the size of the human figure drawing was investigated. In a longitudinal data set with repeated measurement at ages 7, 9, and 12 it was shown that size was reduced between 7 and 9 years. Three factors were found to be responsible for size variation of the human figure drawing: The larger the figure initially, the more complex the level of the spatial axes system and the more persons in the picture, the greater size reduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. psy170@abdn.ac.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lange-Küttner
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012424:Rural Population; D012858:Size Perception; D013028:Space Perception; D014505:Urban Population