ERIC Number: ED292113
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Publication Date: 1988
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Pictorial Retention of Plausible vs. Bizarre Images as a Function of Unexpected Recall.
Iaccino, James F.; Spirek, Pamela
Previous research has demonstrated that bizarre imagery facilitates long-term recall of noun pairs. A study investigated the effects of bizarreness when more pronounced delays were used. Subjects, 40 introductory psychology students from Illinois Benedictine College, were shown 30 plausible and 30 bizarre scenes at a viewing distance of approximately 380 mm for a period of 10 seconds, asked to rate the pictures on their own image scale, and then given an unexpected recall test, one or two weeks later, based on the pictures viewed. Results demonstrated that bizarre noun pairs were more likely to be recalled than commonplace items with lengthier delays, lending support to the stimulus distinctiveness theory. Results also indicated that bizarre images aided recall only under the extended delay interval. (A table of data and a figure are included.) (JK)
Descriptors: Encoding (Psychology), Figural Aftereffects, Long Term Memory, Perception Tests, Pictorial Stimuli, Recall (Psychology), Recognition (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Schemata (Cognition), Short Term Memory, Visual Learning, Visual Measures, Visual Perception, Visual Stimuli, Visualization
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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