A sample of 61 normal 6-yr.-olds was less successful than a comparable sample of 62 5-yr.-olds in recognizing the appropriate location for arms and legs in incomplete pictures of people. Within the former sample a significantly higher N of perceptually inaccurate Ss obtained scores on two Goodenough-Harris items, the proportion of arms and legs, the same anatomical parts that were misperceived. Also, more of these Ss moved their mouths while looking in a mirror. Thus, some normal 6-yr.-olds fail to exhibit an increment in perceptual acuity with advancing CA, draw anatomical parts with more detail than they perceive, and reveal bodily concern during initiation of latency.
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