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Images are recalled better than words. Abstract The aim of this experiment is to find out if images are recalled better than words. In order to test this, I conducted a lab experiment using 15 participants. There were two parts to the experiment. For the first part, participants were shown a list of words which they had to recall and then they were shown images. Subjects were given one minute to recall the words and images. The results were statistical findings that showed that participants were significantly better at remembering the pictures than the words. The overall conclusion is that images are recalled better than words which proves the experimental hypothesis. These findings may apply to a number of situations, including teaching methods as well as an aid for studying. Further studies may include a closer look at gender and/or age differences for short-term memory recall using the same method. Introduction....

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