1. Symbolic comparisons of objects on color attributes
- Author
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Allan Paivio and John te Linde
- Subjects
Discrimination Learning ,Form Perception ,Male ,Symbolism ,Behavioral Neuroscience ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Mental Recall ,Reaction Time ,Humans ,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology ,Female ,Color Perception ,Semantics - Abstract
Symbolic comparisons of object brightness and color were investigated in two experiments using words and outline drawings as stimuli. Both experiments yielded orderly symbolic distance effects. Contrary to prediction, no reliable picture advantages emerged. For color comparison, individual differences in word fluency and color memory predicted decision time with word stimuli. These results contrast sharply with those of previous comparison studies involving concrete dimensions. The results are discussed in terms of dual-coding theory and the role of verbal mechanisms in memory for object color.
- Published
- 1980