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ERIC Number: EJ553143
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Concreteness and Imagery Effects in the Written Composition of Definitions.
Sadoski, Mark; Kealy, William A.; Goetz, Ernest T.; Paivio, Allan
Journal of Educational Psychology, v89 n3 p518-26 Sep 1997
In two experiments, undergraduates (n=48 and n=50) composed written definitions of concrete and abstract nouns that were matched for frequency of use and meaningfulness. Results support previous research suggesting that common cognitive mechanisms underlie production of spoken and written language as explained by dual coding theory. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Definitions, Higher Education, Language Skills, Speech, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Concreteness (Language); Dual Coding Theory
Note: Research supported by grants from the Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation and the GTE Foundation.