Mnemonic Learning of Artists and Their Paintings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8222452 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell N Carney (University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author), Joel R Levin (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Charles R Morrison (University of Wisconsin–Madison) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 107 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8312 • E-ISSN: 1935-1011 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1163162 |
| OpenAlex | W4240290183, W2136345064 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Three experiments were conducted in which the “face-name” mnemonic (e.g., McCarty, 1980 ) was adapted for use in learning 30 painting/artist associations, the kind of task one faces in an art appreciation class. While control groups used their “own best method” for learning who painted what paintings, subjects in mnemonic conditions were given keywords for the artists’ names and meaningful interactions between corresponding keywords and paintings. In one mnemonic condition, pen-and-ink sketches of the interactions were provided. A second mnemonic condition provided verbal decriptions of the interactions. Undergraduate subjects in mnemonic conditions were better able to match artists and their paintings. Further, subjects using the verbal version of the mnemonic strategy were somewhat superior in an artist-recall task. Similar patterns of results were found on immediate and 2-day delayed performance tasks. Implications of the results, and considerations of the weaker recall effects, are included in the discussion
Art · Class (philosophy · Cognitive psychology · Face (sociological concept · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Mnemonic · Painting · Recall · Task (project management · Visual arts · Art Education and Development · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Multidisciplinary Warburg-centric Studies · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Philosophy · Psychology · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
| Highly cited | No |
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