More Evidence on Size Modification in Spatial Axes Systems of Varying Complexity

Autor/in	Lange-Kuttner, C.
Titel	More Evidence on Size Modification in Spatial Axes Systems of Varying Complexity
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 88 (2004) 2, S.171-192 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0965
DOI	10.1016/j.jecp.2004.02.003
Schlagwörter	Difficulty Level; Geometric Concepts; Children; Spatial Ability; Crowding; Freehand Drawing; Space Utilization; Age Differences; Foreign Countries; Child Development; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schwierigkeitsgrad; Elementare Geometrie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Drawing; Zeichnen; Raumnutzung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Kindesentwicklung; Großbritannien
Abstract	Pictorial space can be conceptualized as aggregate space (where figures compete for limited available space) or as axial space (where space is infinite and exists independently of figures). That these two kinds of space concepts follow a developmental sequence was tested by investigating size regulation mechanisms in 7- to 12-year-old children's figure drawings. An earlier longitudinal study had shown that the more figures were drawn and the more complex the spatial axes system, the smaller the figures. Two studies confirmed that object-driven size reduction was the size regulation mechanism in younger children, whereas axes-driven size reduction was the only factor regulating figure size in 12-year-old children. Size reduction occurred in a gradual fashion in younger children, whereas size reduction was more pronounced in crossed axes systems in older children. In addition, 7-year-old children showed a dynamic and fluid interaction between internal and external task demands for size regulation. (Author).
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