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finding:sun-man-drawing-coloring-experiment-0-of-10-students-produced-beautiful-coloringSun Man drawing coloring experiment: 0 of 10 students produced beautiful coloring
In Alexander's 1982 experiment, not one of ten students could color a xerox of the 'Sun Man' drawing beautifully, because its geometry lacked a field of centers.
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