The effect of affective characterizations on the use of size and colour in drawings produced by children in the absence of a model

Educational Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 315-343

  Burkitt, Esther ^a   Barrett, Martyn ^b   Davis, Alyson ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2442475438     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341042000211670     Document Type: Article

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