Picture norms for Chinese preschool children: name agreement, familiarity, and visual complexity.

ABSTRACT: Pictorial stimuli standardized for Chinese children are still absent although it is needed in order to test the development of children's cognitive functions. This study presents normative measures for Snodgrass and Vanderwart pictures, viewed by 4- and 6-year old Chinese children. Name agreement, familiarity, and visual complexity were obtained for each age group. The data indicate substantial differences between young and older children in name agreement based on expected name, familiarity and visual complexity. The correlation pattern of the variables collected in the present study were consistent with children's norms in other languages and norms of Chinese adults, while there are cross-age and cross-culture differences in specific variables. The obtained measures represent a useful to

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3944013 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature