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Orientation Errors in Copying by Children in Hong Kong

Jacqueline J. Goodnow

Macquarie University

Brian M. Young

University of Hong Kong

Eric Kvan

University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong children in two age groups (3-4 years and 6-7 years) were asked to copy a number of geometric shapes. Orientation errors were found to correspond with two types of error observed in U.S. samples: inversions of shapes regarded by children as having "right-side-up" and "wrong-side up" positions, when presented for copying in a "wrong-side up" orientation; and left-right reversal of a shape inconsistent with the usual sequence of strokes in young children's copying. The results suggest the presence of common features in the way perception of a visual pattern is translated into a copied form.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 7, No. 1, 101-110 (1976)
DOI: 10.1177/002202217671008
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