Concept information
Preferred term
bizarreness effect
Definition
- Bizarre items are better memorized when they are presented with common or plausible items.
Broader concept
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Einstein, G. O., & McDaniel, M. A. (1987). Distinctiveness and the mnemonic benefits of bizarre imagery. In M. A. McDaniel & M. Pressley (Eds.), Imagery and related mnemonic processes: Theories, individual differences, and applications (pp. 78–102). Springer.
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Nicolas, S., & Gounden, Y. (2011). L’imagerie bizarre et la mémoire. Psychologie Française, 56(4), 203–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psfr.2011.10.002
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Worthen, J. B. (2006). Resolution of discrepant memory strengths: An explanation of the effects of bizarreness on memory. In R. R. Hunt & J. B. Worthen (Eds.), Distinctiveness and memory (pp. 133–156). Oxford University Press.
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-CH49F4H4-H - • Nicolas, S., & Gounden, Y. (2011). L’imagerie bizarre et la mémoire. Psychologie Française, 56(4), 203–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psfr.2011.10.002
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