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An Analysis Of Reality Content And Functional Efficiency As Related To Maturation In Human Figure Drawings, Jack E. Dye

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This study evaluates maturation in terms of Reality Content and Functional Efficiency components within the Goodenough scale for human figure drawings as modified at the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center. Reality Content is defined as the items which must be present to score as contrasted to Functional Efficiency, or an improvement upon an item, which is awarded an Increase in score. Reality Content in drawings of young children contrasted to Functional Efficiency content in drawings of adults, provide a continuum for examination, in evaluating the hypothesis, "Functional Efficiency is the major contributing factor in the drawings of children before …