Some Pictorial Artifacts in Studies of African Children's Pictorial Depth Perception

Abstract

OMARI, ISSA M., and MAcGINTrrE, WALTER H. Some Pictorial Artifacts in Studies of African Children's Pictorial Depth Perception. CmLD DEVELOPMENTr, 1974, 45, 535-539. Pictorial depth perception of Tanzanian children in grades 1, 3, 5, and 7 was investigated using 2 versions of Hudson's pictures--the original version, widely used in prior studies of pictorial depth perception in developing countries, and a revised version, using the same depth cues but with familiar characters in neutral poses. Revised-version scores were higher and increased with grade; original-version scores were very low in all grades. Urban children scored higher than children from a remote area. Earlier studies showing severe and continuing deficits must be reinterpreted.