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Memory for five novel naturalistic activities: no memory recall advantage for enactment over observation or pictorial learning
- Source :
- Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis. February, 2016, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p9, 12 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- 'Learning by doing' promises to lead to more efficient acquisition than other learning strategies. Indeed, much research has established that enactment leads to better recognition and recall of simple verb-object phrases (e.g., 'light the match', 'touch your nose') than intentional learning without enactment. Only few studies have compared the acquisition of novel naturalistic activities (e.g., 'to fold a paper frog') across different study conditions, and only a few different activities have been investigated overall. Two experiments tested whether five very different such activities can be carried out better after enactment learning than after observing a model or after pictorial learning instructions. No evidence of different performance across study conditions was obtained. Keywords: Enactment, observation, pictorial learning, action sequences, novel naturalistic activities, memory recall, performance recall<br />Every day, people perform naturalistic activities that consist of well-known goal-oriented action sequences, such as making coffee, preparing cookie dough, or changing a light bulb. Occasionally, people also need to [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15398714
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.458550275