Improvement over Time in Recall of Media Information: An Exploratory Study.

Wicks, Robert H.

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ERIC Number: EJ454657

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Publication Date: 1992

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Improvement over Time in Recall of Media Information: An Exploratory Study.

Wicks, Robert H.

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, v36 n3 p287-302 Sum 1992

Reports on an experiment in which 46 undergraduates at Indiana University were exposed to television and newspaper stories, tested for factual recall, and retested after 2 days thinking time. Results indicate an improvement in recall over time (hypermnesia) that was more pronounced for visual images. (42 references) (EA)

Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Higher Education, Memory, News Reporting, Newspapers, Psychological Studies, Television, Visual Stimuli

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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