The Goodenough Draw-a-Man Test as a measure of intelligence in aged adults.

Abstract

To test the relationship between human figure drawings of older adults and their general intellectual level, the Wechsler-Bellevue, Form I, and the Goodenough Draw-a-Man Test were administered to 40 aged male residents in a home for the aged; the mean age of these males was 78.5 years. "The two drawing variables obtained were Goodenough test score and height of figure in centimeters. Both measures correlated about equally with W-B Full Scale, Verbal, and Performance IQs, and total weighted score, with correlations ranging from .47 to .65 (p < .01 level)." The findings of the study suggest that the "Goodenough could be used as a quick estimate of IQ in aged adults, but that a scoring procedure designed specifically for such people might raise the over-all predictability." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)