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ERIC Number: EJ485746
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-476X
Thematic Maps Improve Memory for Facts and Inferences: A Test of the Stimulus Order Hypothesis.
Rittschof, Kent A.; And Others
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v19 n2 p129-42 Apr 1994
One-hundred two undergraduates studied a thematic map and read related text, with the order of presentation varied and half receiving a verbal prime related to the theme. Map-first students recalled more and made more correct inferences. Verbal priming did not affect theme-related recall or inference. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attention, Encoding (Psychology), Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Inferences, Learning Processes, Memory, Models, Stimuli, Undergraduate Students, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Priming (Reading Comprehension); Priming Effects; Stimulus Order Hypothesis; Thematic Maps