Abstract: This report is based on an experimental study of 120 children observing 3 pictures of different contents; the results show:1. The. level of the children's ability of observing pictures is influenced by the contents of the picture and the instruction. The results do not confirm Binet's contention that it is solely determined by the innate intelligence or "age".2. The development of the children's ability of picture observation may be considered as consisting of the following stages: (1) recognition of "individual objects"; (2) recognition of "spatial relation"; (3) recognition of "causal relation"; (4) recognition of "content as a' whole".

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