Effects of Free Recall of Grouping Pictures, Picture Names, and Complete Picture Descriptions

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ID10121572
AuthorsChristopher Joseph (Utah State University, corresponding author), Christopher A Joseph, Ronald F Waln (Emporia State University), David R Stone (0000-0002-3852-5908, Emporia State University)
Year1984
Volume110
Issue1
Pages69-73
Publication date1984-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00221309.1984.9709949
PMID26623956
OpenAlexW1984629752
LanguageEN
References cited14

The double-encoding hypothesis is one explanation for the superior free recall of picture stimuli compared to recall of the same stimuli in word form. This study attempted to describe fully in words the picture stimuli that were presented, because a picture's simple word label obviously is not equivalent in complexity to the picture itself. Pictures, their simple labels, and a series of words that completely described the pictures were presented to 90 Ss. Results indicated stimuli in the picture form were remembered better than both kinds of word stimuli. These results supported the double-encoding hypothesis

Cognitive psychology · Encoding (memory · Free recall · Linguistics · Recall · Recall test · Simple (philosophy · Word (group theory · Communication · Psychology · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes

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