Children's human figure drawings do not measure intellectual ability

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 444-452

  Willcock, Emma ^a   Imuta, Kana ^a   Hayne, Harlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; DAP:QSS; Human figure drawings; Intelligence; Screening; WASI WPPSI R

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ART; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN BODY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 79960444136     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.04.013     Document Type: Article

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