Age, sex, and ethnic group membership influenced performances of 120 disadvantaged preschool children on the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test. On Man and Woman drawings combined, performances of girls were significantly higher than boys, white children scored significantly higher than black children, and older children scored significantly higher than younger children. No significant differences for these factors were found when performances on the Man and Woman drawings were considered separately.
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