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Peer reviewedOmari, Issa M.; Cook, Harold – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1972
Predominantly black third-grade children were questioned regarding the relationship of elements in Hudson's Pictorial Depth Perception Task. Performance was significantly affected by the wording of the question. (DM)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Cross Cultural Studies, Depth Perception, Primary Education
Peer reviewedLeach, M. L. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1975
The purpose of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that instruction in pictorial depth perception will enable children to perceive depth more often in pictures, to offer a larger number of appropriate explanations for their dimensional judgments, and to attain their best performances when realistc materials are employed. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Youth, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedMcGurk, Harry; Jahoda, Gustav – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1975
Tries to unravel some of the problems concerning the previous finding that increasing the number of depth cues in pictures has a depressing effect on spatial accuracy of three dimensional reconstruction of pictures. Evidence does not support a deficiency in perceiving pictorial depth in African children. (AM)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Depth Perception
Peer reviewedMshelia, Ayuba Yabilar; Lapidus, Leah Blumberg – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1990
Tests of 172 fourth grade students in Zaria, Nigeria, supported the hypotheses that non-Western subjects' difficulties in judging depth in linear pictures are a function of individual perceptual organization, and that training could improve field independence and depth perception. Discusses child-rearing practices that may increase field…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Cognitive Style, Depth Perception, Elementary School Students
