Art styles as cultural cognitive maps

"Figures without enclosures should characterize egalitarian societies; enclosed figures should characterize hierarchical societies" (81)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fisher-Yates test	Supported	p<.05	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Enclosure Of Figures (art)	`UNKNOWN`	Decorative Art, Visual Arts, Representative Art
Stratification Of Peers	`UNKNOWN`	Classes

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Fischer, J. L.	1961	"Design repetitive of a number of rather simple elements should characterize egalitarian societies; design integrating a number of unlike elements should . . . characterize hierarchical societies" (81)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Fischer, J. L.	1961	"Design with a large amount of empty or irrelevant space should characterize egalitarian societies; design with little irrelevant (empty) space should characterize hierarchical societies" (81)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Fischer, J. L.	1961	"Symmetrical design (a special case of repetition) should characterize egalitarian societies; asymmetrical design should characterize hierarchical societies" (81)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gray, J. Patrick	1981	Menstrual taboos are associated with straight line dominant art (38)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Fischer, J. L.	1961	". . . there would be more curved [and complex] designs in polygynous societies and more straight-line designs in monogamous societies" (86)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author