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Forty male Ss were presented 24 items, half as words and half as simple line drawings with the instruction to try to remember them. Free recall was tested immediately after presentation and 30 min later. Picture recall was significantly greater than word recall (p <.001). Mean GSRs based on items presented as words predicted both word and picture recall (p <.001). It was suggested that the GSR findings point to a verbal encoding both for words and pictures. Since pictures appear to be coded visually as well, their double coding might provide an explanation for superior memory of these items.
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1. This investigation was supported in part by Research Grant MH-11599 from the National Institute of Mental Health, United States Public Health Service to SK and RK.
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Kaplan, S., Kaplan, R. & Sampson, J.R. Encoding and arousal factors in free recall of verbal and visual material. Psychon Sci 12, 73–74 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331199
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