Term of Award
Spring 2009
Degree Name
Master of Science in Experimental Psychology (M.S.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Psychology
Committee Chair
Lawrence Locker
Committee Member 1
Karen Z. Naufel
Committee Member 2
John D. Murray
Abstract
The picture superiority effect is a well-documented phenomenon that is defined as the superior memory of pictorial stimuli compared to word stimuli. The predominant explanation for this effect is that pictures are encoded more effectively than words, and are therefore able to be better remembered. Research has demonstrated the benefit that pictures provide for remembering words. However, little work has been to done to examine any negative and/or intrusion effects of pictures on memory for words. The current study further explored the picture superiority effect and facilitation effects of pictures on words as well as interference effects of pictures on word memory. Results indicated that matching and semantically related pictures facilitated word recognition memory. Incongruent/unmatching pictures however were of no detriment. Implications of picture processing and pictorial influence on word processing are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Hazamy, Audrey A., "Influence of Pictures on Word Recognition" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 430.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/430
Research Data and Supplementary Material
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