Pictorial Depth Perception by Children in Scotland and Ghana.

McGurk, Harry; Jahoda, Gustav

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Publication Date: 1975

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Pictorial Depth Perception by Children in Scotland and Ghana

McGurk, Harry; Jahoda, Gustav

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 6, 3, 279-296, Sep 75

Tries to unravel some of the problems concerning the previous finding that increasing the number of depth cues in pictures has a depressing effect on spatial accuracy of three dimensional reconstruction of pictures. Evidence does not support a deficiency in perceiving pictorial depth in African children. (AM)

Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Depth Perception, Discrimination Learning, Perception Tests, Pictorial Stimuli, Spatial Relationship, Visual Measures, Visual Perception

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Identifiers - Location: Ghana; United Kingdom (Scotland)

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