Profile drawings of normal and subnormal children

Abstract

Subnormal children, when compared with normal children of approximately the same mental age, showed more mature elements in the profile drawings (nose, mouth, chin) more care for detail, fine and delicate shading, and addition of other objects such as trees, sun, telephone pole, or piece of furniture. Immature elements more than balanced mature elements in the total score for the subnormal group. Their profile drawings contained such immature elements as absence of trunk, attachment of arms and legs at neck, a row of buttons to represent clothing, and disproportion of parts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)