The relationship between children's perception of human movement on inkblots (the M response) and two aspects of their inhibitory behavior was investigated. Differences in the fantasy correlates of children's and adult M perception were discussed, as was the possibility that different psychological processes mediate inhibitory behavior at different ages.
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