SOME INVESTIGATIONS OF PARENTAL PREFERENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN A CORRESPONDENCE OF VERBALLY EXPRESSED PREFERENCE WITH PROJECTIVELY EXPRESSED PREFERENCE

SHOZO TSUJI; NORIAKI KATO

doi:10.4992/psycholres1954.8.10

SOME INVESTIGATIONS OF PARENTAL PREFERENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN A CORRESPONDENCE OF VERBALLY EXPRESSED PREFERENCE WITH PROJECTIVELY EXPRESSED PREFERENCE

SHOZO TSUJI, NORIAKI KATO

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1966 Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 10-17

DOI https://doi.org/10.4992/psycholres1954.8.10

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Published: 1966 Received: December 06, 1965 Available on J-STAGE: February 24, 2009 Accepted: - Advance online publication: - Revised: -
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Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: ABSTRACT Details: Wrong : 85 kindergarten children are asked about their parental preferences verbally and projectively. It is examined whether the two results of preference obtained both verbally and projectively coincide or not. The responses obtained by such projective tests as CAT, TAT and Rorschach do not correspond with the verbally expressed preferences. A new projective test, depth perception test, shows an explicit correspondence with the verbally expressed preference. That is, in depth perception test, the drawings of preferred parents are set closer to the ob-servation point (i.e., the point where the subject is standing) than those of less preferred parents (p<.01). This tendency is strengthened when the degree of preference is strong, and/or when the preference is reinforced by the experimenter. The results of analysis about the parental figures drawn by children also show a correspondence with the verbally expressed preference. That is, the sizes of figures of preferred parents are significantly larger than those of less preferred parents (p<.01), and purple color is used significantly more for less preferred parents (p<.01).
Right : 85 kindergarten children are asked about their parental preferences verbally and projectively. It is examined whether the two results of preference obtained both verbally and projectively coincide or not. The responses obtained by such projective tests as CAT, TAT and Rorschach do not correspond with the verbally expressed preferences. A new projective test, depth perception test, shows an explicit correspondence with the verbally expressed preference. That is, in depth perception test, the drawings of preferred parents are set closer to the observation point (i. e., the point where the subject is standing) than those of less preferred parents (p<.01). This tendency is strengthened when the degree of preference is strong, and/or when the preference is reinforced by the experimenter. The results of analysis about the parental figures drawn by children also show a correspondence with the verbally expressed preference. That is, the sizes of figures of preferred parents are significantly larger than those of less preferred parents (p<.01), and purple color is used significantly more for less preferred parents (p<.01).

Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : ALSHULER, R. H., & HATTWICK, L. B. W. 1947 Painting and personality. Univ. of Chicago.
AMES, A. A. JR. 1955 An interpretative manual for the demonstrations in the psychology research center. Princeton Univ. Press.
CHILD, I. L. 1954 Socialization. In Lindzey, G. (ed.) Handbook of social psychology. Vol. II. 655-692.
HIRONAKA, H. 1959 The influence of like and dislike feelings upon the psychological distance. Unpublished.
ITTELSON, W. H., & KUTASH, S. B. 1961 Perceptual changes in psychopathology. Rutgers Univ. Press.
KATO, N. 1960 The preference of the school subjects and their perception in primary-school children. Unpublished.
KATO, N. 1961 The factors that determine the duration threshold of the words. Unpublished master's thesis.
SEYA, M., & YONEZAWA, T. 1959 An experimental study of so-called value-related objects in perception. Proc. 23rd Convention of JPA.
TSUJI, S. 1960 A psychological analysis of family relationship. Festschrift of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Tokyo Metropolitan Unitersity. 105-176.
TSUJI, S. 1965 Perceptual motor responses and family relationships (2). J. soc. Sciences _??_ Humanity (Jimbun Gakuho). No. 50. 27-38.
TSUJI, S., NAKAMURA, H., MIKI, K. & YAMANE, H. 1953 Some investigations on the significance of children's ranking of their family by their preference., Jap. J. Educ. Psychol. (Kyoiku Sinrigaku Kenkyu). 2, 18-29.

Right : ALSHULER, R. H., & HATTWICK, L. B. W. 1947 Painting and personality. Univ. of Chicago.
AMES, A. A. JR. 1955 An interpretative manual for the demonstrations in the psychology research center. Princeton Univ. Press.
CHILD, I. L. 1954 Socialization. In Lindzey, G. (ed.) Handbook of social psychology. Vol.II. 655-692.
HIRONAKA, H. 1959 The influence of like and dislike feelings upon the psychological distance.
ITTELSON, W. H., & KUTASH, S. B. 1961 Perceptual changes in psychopathology. Rutgers Univ. Press.
KATO, N. 1960 The preference of the school subjects and their perception in primay-school children.
KATO, N. 1961 The factors that determine the duration threshold of the words.
SETA, M., & YONEZAWA, T. 1959 An experimental study of so-called value-related objects in perception. Proc. 23rd Convention of JPA.
TSUJI, S. 1960 A psychological analysis of family relationship. Festschrift of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Tokyo Metropolitan University. 105-176.
TSUJI, S. 1965 Perceptual motor responses and family relationships (2). J. soc. Sciences Humanity (Jimbun Gakuho). No.50. 27-38.
TSUJI, S., NAKAMURA, H., MIKI, K. & YAMANE, H. 1953 Some investigations on the significance of children's ranking of their family by their preference. Jap. J. Educ. Psychol. (Kyoiku Sinrigaku Kenkvu). 2, 18-29.

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Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: ABSTRACT Details: Wrong : 85 kindergarten children are asked about their parental preferences verbally and projectively. It is examined whether the two results of preference obtained both verbally and projectively coincide or not. The responses obtained by such projective tests as CAT, TAT and Rorschach do not correspond with the verbally expressed preferences. A new projective test, depth perception test, shows an explicit correspondence with the verbally expressed preference. That is, in depth perception test, the drawings of preferred parents are set closer to the observation point (i. e., the point where the subject is standing) than those of less preferred parents (p<.01). This tendency is strengthened when the degree of preference is strong, and/or when the preference is reinforced by the experimenter. The results of analysis about the parental figures drawn by children also show a correspondence with the verbally expressed preference. That is, the sizes of figures of preferred parents are significantly larger than those of less preferred parents (p<.01), and purple color is used significantly more for less preferred parents (p<.01).
Right : 85 kindergarten children are asked about their parental preferences verbally and projectively. It is examined whether the two results of preference obtained both verbally and projectively coincide or not. The responses obtained by such projective tests as CAT, TAT and Rorschach do not correspond with the verbally expressed preferences. A new projective test, depth perception test, shows an explicit correspondence with the verbally expressed preference. That is, in depth perception test, the drawings of preferred parents are set closer to the observation point (i. e., the point where the subject is standing) than those of less preferred parents (p<01). This tendency is strengthened when the degree of preference is strong, and/or when the preference is reinforced by the experimenter. The results of analysis about the parental figures drawn by children also show a correspondence with the verbally expressed preference. That is, the sizes of figures of preferred parents are significantly larger than those of less preferred parents (p<.01), and purple color is used significantly more for less preferred parents (p<.01).

Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : ALSHULER, R. H., & HATTWICK, L. B. W. 1947 Painting and personality. Univ. of Chicago.
AMES, A. A. JR. 1955 An interpretative manual for the demonstrations in the psychology research center. Princeton Univ. Press.
CHILD, I. L. 1954 Socialization. In Lindzey, G. (ed.) Handbook of social psychology. Vol.II. 655-692.
HIRONAKA, H. 1959 The influence of like and dislike feelings upon the psychological distance.
ITTELSON, W. H., & KUTASH, S. B. 1961 Perceptual changes in psychopathology. Rutgers Univ. Press.
KATO, N. 1960 The preference of the school subjects and their perception in primay-school children.
KATO, N. 1961 The factors that determine the duration threshold of the words.
SETA, M., & YONEZAWA, T. 1959 An experimental study of so-called value-related objects in perception. Proc. 23rd Convention of JPA.
TSUJI, S. 1960 A psychological analysis of family relationship. Festschrift of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Tokyo Metropolitan University. 105-176.
TSUJI, S. 1965 Perceptual motor responses and family relationships (2). J. soc. Sciences Humanity (Jimbun Gakuho). No.50. 27-38.
TSUJI, S., NAKAMURA, H., MIKI, K. & YAMANE, H. 1953 Some investigations on the significance of children's ranking of their family by their preference. Jap. J. Educ. Psychol. (Kyoiku Sinrigaku Kenkvu). 2, 18-29.

Right : ALSHULER, R. H., & HATTWICK, L. B. W. 1947 Painting and personality. Univ. of Chicago.
AMES, A. A. JR. 1955 An interpretative manual for the demonstrations in the psychology research center. Princeton Univ. Press.
CHILD, I. L. 1954 Socialization. In Lindzey, G.(ed.) Handbook of social psychology. Vol.II. 655-692.
HIRONAKA, H. 1959 The influence of like and dislike feelings upon the psychological distance.
ITTELSON, W. H., & KUTASH, S. B. 1961 Perceptual changes in psychopathology. Rutgers Univ. Press.
KATO, N. 1960 The preference of the school subjects and their perception in primay-school children.
KATO, N. 1961 The factors that determine the duration threshold of the words. Unpublished master's thesis.
SEYA, M., & YONEZAWA, T. 1959. An experimental study of so-called value-related objects in perception. Proc. 23rd Convention of JPA.
TSUJI, S. 1960 A psychological analysis of family relationship. Festschrift of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Tokyo Metropolitan University. 105-176.
TSUJI, S. 1965 Perceptual motor responses and family relationships (2). J. soc. Sciences & Humanity (Jimbun Gakuho). No.50. 27-38.
TSUJI, S., NAKAMURA, H., MIKI, K. & YAMANE, H. 1953 Some investigations on the significance of children's ranking of their family by their preference. Jap. J. Educ. Psychol.(Kyoiku Sinrigaku Kenkyu). 2, 18-29.

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85 kindergarten children are asked about their parental preferences verbally and projectively. It is examined whether the two results of preference obtained both verbally and projectively coincide or not. The responses obtained by such projective tests as CAT, TAT and Rorschach do not correspond with the verbally expressed preferences. A new projective test, depth perception test, shows an explicit correspondence with the verbally expressed preference. That is, in depth perception test, the drawings of preferred parents are set closer to the observation point (i. e., the point where the subject is standing) than those of less preferred parents (p<01). This tendency is strengthened when the degree of preference is strong, and/or when the preference is reinforced by the experimenter. The results of analysis about the parental figures drawn by children also show a correspondence with the verbally expressed preference. That is, the sizes of figures of preferred parents are significantly larger than those of less preferred parents (p<.01), and purple color is used significantly more for less preferred parents (p<.01).

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