Picture Superiority Effect in Psychology

 

The picture superiority effect  is a psychological phenomenon in which pictures and images are more likely to be remembered than are words. This effect has been demonstrated in numerous experiments using different methods.

“The picture superiority effect has been well documented in tests of item recognition and recall. The present study shows that the picture superiority effect extends to associative recognition.” (Hockley, 2008)

 

Reference

Hockley, W.E. The picture superiority effect in associative recognition. Memory & Cognition 36, 1351–1359 (2008). https://doi.org/10.3758/MC.36.7.1351

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