LEVELS OF INFORMATION ABOUT HUMAN FIGURE AND THEIR CHARACTERISTIC RELATIONSHIP TO HUMAN FIGURE DRAWINGS IN YOUNG DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN

Related information concerning discrete parts of the human figure to Koppitz Human Figure Drawing (HFD) scores in 58 Negro Head Start children. Information measured at the levels of matching, expression, reception, and incompletion was found significantly correlated with the S's drawing scores. Differences in the degree of correct information about parts of the human figure were also found. An analysis comparing the HFD and information level scores of 20 of the Head Start Ss with those of a no-preschool group matched for age, sex, and IQ indicated no significant differences on all measures except the incompletion level. The higher scores of the Head Start Ss on the incompletion variable were attributed to their exposure to certain program activities, i.e., perceptual-motor training, rather than to preschool in general. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1969 American Psychological Association.