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ERIC Number: EJ155670
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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The Role of Action Lines in Children's Memory for Pictures
Brooks, Penelope H.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 23, 1, 98-107, Feb 77
This study tested the hypothesis that memory for pictorial material is dependent on initial comprehension of the depicted relationships. A total of 72 second, sixth and ninth graders were compared on ability to remember cartoon pictures which did or did not contain action lines as clues to the interaction between actors. (MS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students, Memory, Pictorial Stimuli, Visual Discrimination
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