Thematic Maps Improve Memory for Facts and Inferences: A Test of the Stimulus Order Hypothesis.

Rittschof, Kent A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ485746

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Publication Date: 1994

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Thematic Maps Improve Memory for Facts and Inferences: A Test of the Stimulus Order Hypothesis.

Rittschof, Kent A.; And Others

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v19 n2 p129-42 Apr 1994

One-hundred two undergraduates studied a thematic map and read related text, with the order of presentation varied and half receiving a verbal prime related to the theme. Map-first students recalled more and made more correct inferences. Verbal priming did not affect theme-related recall or inference. (SLD)

Descriptors: Attention, Encoding (Psychology), Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Inferences, Learning Processes, Memory, Models, Stimuli, Undergraduate Students, Verbal Communication

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