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ERIC Number: EJ305701
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Noncanonical Orientation without Occlusion: Children's Drawings of Transparent Objects.
Davis, Alyson M.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v37 n3 p451-62 Jun 1984
Demonstrates that the tendency toward canonicality is reduced when objects in differing orientation are presented side by side. The number of canonical errors is reduced when the object is opaque. (Author)
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Spatial Ability, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canonical Errors (Drawing); Occlusion; Orientational Contrast; Representational Competence; Transparent Models