Memorization: Imagery Versus Rehearsal

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Many researchers have shown that mental imagery is extremely beneficial when it comes to memory. After examining several studies and experiments where imagery and rehearsal strategies were used to test memory, the paper concludes that imagery is a far better study technique than repetition. The paper also shows the benefits of memory studies such as helping teachers with lecture techniques, improving students study habits and providing researchers with a more clear understanding of what goes on in the human brain when dealing with memory.

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"Pictorial memory, using the imagery technique to recall, proved to be superior over verbal memory in a study done where subjects were presented with 18 picture pairs and 18 word pairs and were told to remember them according to either the imagery or repetition technique (Yarmey & Barker, 1971). Participants were given eight seconds to study each word pair and then were presented with a stimulus and asked to recall the second word in the pair. Results showed that imagery study was more effective than repetition study. Even when conducting a delayed test, retention of picture pairs was superior to word pairs. These results support the theory that pictorial stimuli are more easily differentiated and also subject to less interference than concrete nouns (Yarmey & Barker, 1971)."

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