Color tint matching by children.

Abstract

160 children, 10 males and 10 females each from age levels 3 through 10, made color tint matchings with 2 sets of materials. An 8 × 2 × 4 factorial design was employed. The results showed: (a) Ss matched figures with fewer errors than they made in matching squares; (b) success in color matching varied with age; (c) red, yellow, blue, and green were not discriminated with the same relative accuracy at all age levels; (d) Ss matched figures of most preferred-least preferred colors with fewer errors than squares of most preferred-least preferred colors; (e) the most preferred color was blue, followed by red, green, and yellow; and (f) no sex differences were observed.