Symbolic forms can be mnemonics for recall |
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Authors: | Chang Hong Liu John M. Kennedy |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, M1C 1A4, Scarborough, ON, Canada
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Abstract: | Form symbolism using squares and circles can aid recall. In Experiment 1, subjects saw 20 words, each presented in a circle or a square. Words like SOFT and MOTHER were presented in circles in the “congruent” condition, whereas the same words were presented in squares in the “incongruent” condition. Two experiments revealed that words in the congruent condition were more likely to be recalled. A comparison of the conditions with a baseline condition, in which 20 listed words were not closely related to either of the shapes, suggests that the effect was more likely due to facilitation produced by the congruent condition than to inhibition from the incongruent condition. |
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