mirror drawing in psychology

[weezy1979]

hi , does anyone know where i can find any information on mirror drawing which is used in psychology ? mainly who first carried out such experiments and what kind of conditioning it is eg opperant etc , thanks

[Buenchico]

Cyril Burton was using mirror drawing a hundred years ago. (I believe he was the first to do so):
http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/burt.shtml

It still seems to have its uses in research:
http://www.duncanmcpherson.com/psyw1.htm

It's many years since I studied psychology but, to the best of my knowledge, mirror-drawing does not correspond with any type of conditioning. Instead, it is defined as 'motor learning'.

If you're lucky enough to have access to a good university library, you might find that they've got a copy of the Pedagogical Seminary, Vol 34 (1927) in which L. Carmichael published a paper on 'The History of Mirror Writing as a Laboratory Method'.

Chris

[weezy1979]

thanks chris , will have a wee look at that and hopefully wil find the journal in theuni library although its not that great !!
louise