Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology by Mitchell Peter;Ziegler Fenja;

Author:Mitchell, Peter;Ziegler, Fenja;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2013-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Summary

Young children’s drawings manifest intellectual realism, meaning that children seem compelled to draw not just what they see but also the defining features of objects, such as the handle on a cup. This could occur because children are at the mercy of unwanted intrusion from their knowledge, which interferes with their attempt to draw what they see. Alternatively, perhaps children deliberately include defining but hidden features as a way of using their drawing to communicate what the subject matter is. The evidence suggests that while drawings might reflect a tendency to communicate, intellectual realism is largely explained as an unwanted intrusion. Interestingly, intrusions from knowledge also impact on adult drawings to a small but reliable degree. This is most apparent in perspective drawing where participants systematically distort their drawing toward the “real” shape of the subject matter—that is, how the object looks when not viewed from an oblique perspective.

Children are influenced by their emotional response to the subject matter when drawing. They tend to draw things that they like in large scale and things that they dislike in small scale. Additionally, there is some evidence to suggest that clues to maladaptive family relationships might be apparent in children’s drawings.

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