The bizarre imagery effect and intention to learn

Daniel J. Burns

doi:10.3758/bf03212428

The bizarre imagery effect and intention to learn

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review ◽

10.3758/bf03212428 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 254-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Daniel J. Burns

Keyword(s):

Bizarre Imagery

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Memory for bizarre imagery: A multinomial modeling analysis

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e665402011-015 ◽

1991 ◽

Author(s):

David M. Riefer ◽

Jeffrey N. Rouder

Keyword(s):

Modeling Analysis ◽

Multinomial Modeling ◽

Bizarre Imagery

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Is Imagery a Functional Component of the "Bizarre Imagery" Phenomenon?

The American Journal of Psychology ◽

10.2307/1423037 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 107 (2) ◽

pp. 207 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

D. Chris Anderson ◽

Linda S. Buyer

Keyword(s):

Functional Component ◽

Bizarre Imagery

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A Further Examination of the Bizarre Imagery Mnemonic: Its Effectiveness with Mixed Context and Delayed Testing

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1996.83.3.881 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 83 (3) ◽

pp. 881-882

Author(s):

James F. Iaccino

Keyword(s):

Paired Associate ◽

Sufficient Time ◽

Memory Traces ◽

Improved Performance ◽

Retention Intervals ◽

Bizarre Imagery

To assess further the effectiveness of bizarre imagery, undergraduates were exposed to a variety of paired-associate, stimulus contexts (unmixed normal, unmixed bizarre, and mixed) and then were tested at one of three retention intervals (0, 3, or 5 days). Consistent with our earlier findings, elements within the mixed context were recalled the best at both the 0- and 3-day intervals. Interestingly, the unmixed bizarre items improved performance as much as mixed ones when testing occurred at 5 days, suggesting that bizarre-only elements needed sufficient time to develop their distinctive memory traces.

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Bizarre imagery as an effective memory aid: The importance of distinctiveness.

Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition ◽

10.1037/0278-7393.12.1.54 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 54-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 98

Author(s):

Mark A. McDaniel ◽

Gilles O. Einstein

Keyword(s):

Bizarre Imagery

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Bizarre Imagery and Associative Learning: A Confirmation

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1976.43.1.143 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 143-148 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

George R. Andreoff ◽

A. Daniel Yarmey

Keyword(s):

Associative Learning ◽

Concrete Word ◽

Emotional Reactions ◽

Cognitive Elaboration ◽

Paired Associates ◽

Bizarre Imagery

Previous research has demonstrated quite conclusively that bizarre imagery has little influence on recall of paired associates. This experiment showed that bizarreness does facilitate recall, particularly retention over a 24-hr. period. Instructions to relate imagery with positive emotional reactions, however, did not facilitate either immediate or delayed retention of concrete word pairs. Results are discussed in terms of a cognitive elaboration hypothesis.

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