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1963

Draw-A-Person Test

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A Comparison Of Reality And Functional Efficiency Items Of Thirteen, Fourteen, And Fifteen-Year-Old Junior High School Students On The Draw-A-Person Test, Sam Carter Jan 1963

A Comparison Of Reality And Functional Efficiency Items Of Thirteen, Fourteen, And Fifteen-Year-Old Junior High School Students On The Draw-A-Person Test, Sam Carter

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This study was an attempt to help determine whether or not a modified Draw-A-Person test has possibilities for development into an adequate dual-purpose group screening device (intellectual and personality assessment) for psychologists working in educational, guidance, and clinical settings.

The modified DAP test used includes drawings of the same sex, opposite sex, and a self drawing. Scoring procedures are similar to Goodenough's method; however, some modifications were necessary as female drawings were scored frequently.

The Parsons, Kansas, Junior High School System, consisting of 615 seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students was used in this project. The students, with the exception …