Pictorial Detail and Recall in Adults and Children.

Ritchey, Gary H.

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Publication Date: 1982-Mar

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Pictorial Detail and Recall in Adults and Children.

Ritchey, Gary H.

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, v8 n2 p139-41 Mar 1982

Specific comparisons for a categorized set of items indicated that recall of detailed drawings and outlines was superior to recall of words. For an uncategorized set, outlines were recalled significantly better than pictures and both were recalled better than words. (Author/PN)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Associative Learning, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 6, Memory, Pictorial Stimuli, Recall (Psychology), Visual Learning, Visualization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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