Subjects Given a Verbal Explanation for a Type of Picture

question 74

Multiple Choice

Subjects given a verbal explanation for a type of picture called a droodle:

• A) found it more difficult to recall the pictures because the verbal code conflicted with the imagery code.
• B) were better able to recall the pictures than those who did not get a verbal explanation.
• C) had more difficulty recalling the pictures because the gist of the picture was not the same as the meaning of the verbal explanation.
• D) could recall the pictures better than those who did not receive a verbal explanation,but only at a much longer latency.

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Definitions:

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