The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-07-11
USING YOUR EYES
Do You Think You Can Remember
Everything You See?
Then TRY THE PICTURE TEST.

Study For q Minute Painting With
Number Of Figures and Objects In u
and Thsn Endeavor to Describe II
and the Result May Surprise You.
"Seeing is believing" is an old say
ing which is in fair way to lose its
force Modern psychology is proving
by experiments that people do not see
even a fraction of the things they con-
fdently believe they see.
The picture test was first demon
strated in America at Clark university
by the pioneer in this field, Professor
William Stern of the University OF
Breslau. At this time two unusually
intelligent children. boy and girl
in the upper grammar grades OF the
Worcester schools. We're shown sep
arately for the period of a minute
colored picture entitled the Bauer
stube." giving the interior OF Ger
man peasants home. Among other
details is seen a table Mt which man
and boy are seated. while woman
| is standing
The man has removed his coat, and
his bright red vest is clearly exposed
to view The boy is sitting Oh Il bench.
his bare feet not quite touching the
floor. The woman wears brilliant
red skirt, over which is q blue green
apron. She has yellow shawl over
her shoulders
Near by is cradle of the same
striking blue.green rs the apron At
the rear of the room, is Il bed and over
it hang three pictures These pictures
depict landscapes. and in one is Il
long avenue of trees At the foot OF
the bed is window through which
nothing is visible except branch OF a
tree. Near the window Is clock with
the pendulum swung to one side. Ihe
hands point to exactly half past "
All of the details of the picture are ex'
tremely cleai
The children examined by Stern had
an opportunity in Tie minute hiioWee
for the examination af The picture tt
study il in some detail They knew
|
ately on Whit they had seen Hat
not the audience :..at witnessed th'
demonstration been able TO follow I'M
details of the testimony by means
reproduction q! the picture throWl
by a lantern OIL Il screen ut the nac'
Of the children they would have hee'
impressed with the re;arkat'ip clear
ness and apparent accuracy rf IN
testimony, particularly witt fs.irFenr
to certain cupboard VIII il both te'
tilted stood near the bed.
This cupboard was described m
| nutelv with substantial agreement Il
| to the details. Tie fiction OF the cuI
| board was developed by few Su:
| gestive questions ingenously put. sue
as the following: is there GU
board in the room?" (The reply WI
yes, Where is it:'' How mau
I drawers does II have:
u Professor Colvin of the University
u! Illinois. writing in the iniependen
= saws that be has carried On the san
H. experiment with IL score OF subject
p both adults and children. and hns n
found one who could give conplet
vi " accurate description of what
~ had seen. even in the direct testimon
!" while under the influence OF the que
II tions the witnesses have All shoV
~ extensive falsitcation in one or mo
particulars
Scarcely two witnesses nave aSre
III as to the time of the clock. some hl
ut not observed that II wis aGing "a Il
Or clearly indicated by the position
by the pendulum: several have descrilI
III the shoes of the boy in detail the
I'D barefOOted,: four have seen I'll" 81
ire board: several have said that the la
is visible through The window 4
have embellishpd il with ftantnIn Il
in shrubs. some have seen road WI
M ing beyond the lawn and lined "
rm an avenue Of trees. taken ''ndiiy fr
one Of the pictures Oh the wall: II II
ri, existent, tableclotl has been ''eSrri'
in. as torn: the woman'S apron has III
nm given all the colurs Of the rlinh'
#. but seldom the right one: the siee
atS OF the mans coat. nowhere visi
rho have been described rs worn III
md edges: the brilliant red waistcoat
INC, generally been overlooked Rnt. ~
ha remarkable of all. tho entire iWt
lie, witnesses have taken their oaths
In, the cradle. is not blue. but Il rcd u
10. reddish brown.
II, The results of this picture test
ali the more remarkable when We
us, member that the witnesses IN this
,,,r periment are in II much mor;. adi
ill tageOus position for giving ~ a
nav rate report than are the witnesse:
ordinary events. In trials il court
=, witness Is ordinarily called upon t.
,.od late what has occurred only aft'
20 considerable lapse of time. NJ
oor while he is subjected to various q
our tions. often by interested persons,
.on talks about the occurrence with ne
bors and friends. and then he IS phi
= nv on the witness stand with the inj
npa t!on 70 teI' 'ue "a."' 80 y
70 and nothing but the truth u
nor such circumstances the wonder is
q ,r there Is any resemblance between
alto, testimony and the actual facts.
retty
hodS Happiness.
or to Happiness when at distance
yhtlv pears so great as to touch the
wall When It enters our door it 50
dles that very often we no iongel