ABSTRACT
Experiments in "aussage" on little children have so far been made entirely by means of pictures. The "aussage" can be given in the form of a description or of a cross-examination; as a rule both methods are combined. It is valuable, both from a psychological and educational point of view, after the test is over to put the picture before the child once more and let him find out what mistakes he has made. The mistakes made are caused in great part by confusion with impressions arising from other pictures, e.g. this is the cause of the indecision shown in the secondary aussage, when Eva first makes a wrong statement about making soup, but then rightly substitutes bread-cutting. The colour-mistakes are of no importance, since at that time the child was not yet sure of colour-names. England a small number of three- and four-year-old kindergarten children have been tested by Winch in exactly the same way, with the same picture.
