THE EFFECT OF NON-DOMINANT HAND EXECUTION ON THE GOODENOUGH DRAW-A-MAN TEST.

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Title:	THE EFFECT OF NON-DOMINANT HAND EXECUTION ON THE GOODENOUGH DRAW-A-MAN TEST.
Authors:	Briggs, Peter F., Nelson, Susan
Source:	Journal of Clinical Psychology. Oct1964, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p496-496. 7/8p.
Subjects:	Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test, Intelligence testing in children, Projective techniques, Developmental psychology, Intelligence levels
Geographic Terms:	Minnesota
Abstract:	The article investigates the sensitivity of the Goodenough to the incoordination involved in using the non-dominant hand. The 40 subjects were all patients at the University of Minnesota Hospitals. They ranged in age from 4 years, 5 months to 13 years, mean 9 years, 5 months. Each subject was able to take the test sitting and had normal upper extremities and vision. It is apparent that the child who draws a man with a non!dominant hand produces fewer details and also gains fewer points for coordination. This test seemed to underestimate the mental age one would otherwise obtain if only the non- dominant hand is available to the child at the time of testing.
Database:	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

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Abstract:	The article investigates the sensitivity of the Goodenough to the incoordination involved in using the non-dominant hand. The 40 subjects were all patients at the University of Minnesota Hospitals. They ranged in age from 4 years, 5 months to 13 years, mean 9 years, 5 months. Each subject was able to take the test sitting and had normal upper extremities and vision. It is apparent that the child who draws a man with a non!dominant hand produces fewer details and also gains fewer points for coordination. This test seemed to underestimate the mental age one would otherwise obtain if only the non- dominant hand is available to the child at the time of testing.
ISSN:	00219762
DOI:	10.1002/1097-4679(196410)20:4<496::AID-JCLP2270200425>3.0.CO;2-F