1972
DOI: 10.1177/002202217200300311
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Differential Cognitive Cues in Pictorial Depth Perception

Abstract: Forty predominantly Black third grade children were randomly assigned to eight groups and were asked a question regarding the relationship of elements in Hudson'-s pictorial depth perception task. The question varied in terms of "which (looks or is), (nearer or farther) to (you or man), the elephant or the antelope?" Performance in terms of ability to perceive depth was statistically significantly higher when Ss were asked "which looks/is farther... rather than nearer." No other effects were significant. Resul… Show more

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“…the means being 2.02 and 2.62 respectively. This finding lends support to the recent results reported by Omari and Cook (1972).…”
Section: Pictorial Depth Perception 85supporting
confidence: 93%
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“…the means being 2.02 and 2.62 respectively. This finding lends support to the recent results reported by Omari and Cook (1972).…”
Section: Pictorial Depth Perception 85supporting
confidence: 93%
“…Furthermore, the present results support the findings (e. g., Clark, 1969;Huttenlocher and Higgins, 1971 ;Omari and Cook, 1972) that expressions with marked adjectives (e. g., "bad") are more difficult to process cognitively than the unmarked adjectives (e. g., "good"). Thus, the word "farther" which is assumed to be lexically unmarked or more basic (Clark, 1969, p. 213) seems to be stored and processed in the memory in a less complex form than the meaning of the concept "nearer."…”
Section: It Is Evident Fromsupporting
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