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Pictures vs. Words. By Emmy Heyser and Whitney Burke. Project of Kristin L. Mills and Heather K. McMullan.
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Pictures vs. Words By Emmy Heyser and Whitney Burke
Project of Kristin L. Mills and Heather K. McMullan • A study was done by Kristin L. Mills and Heather K. McMullan at Missouri Western State University. The test was done to see if the subjects had a better memory of a series of words or a series of pictures. One group of 10 was shown a list of 18 words while the other group of 10 was shown 18 pictures. Each group was only given 1 minute to study their list. There was then a 30 second delay. They then had 1 minute to recall all of the items in the list. There was a small difference between the amount of pictures recalled then the number of words. The group shown pictures could recall about 25% more of their items.
Modifications • We let our subjects study our “list” of pictures and words for 5 seconds • We did a matching game so that the subjects would have the same amount of meaning to each word or picture. • By allowing the subjects to look at the cards for 5 seconds, we were testing if the subject would remember the placement of the pairs of cards better if they were pictures, allowing them to pair up the cards faster.
Hypothesis • If we have flash cards of pictures and words then the subjects will be able to match up the pictures better due to the fact that the pictures are organized as both a picture and the word it symbolizes as it is stored in the brain while a word is just stored as a word in the brain for later use. This allows the picture to have more meaning, helping the subject to remember where the cards are better.
Procedure • There will be 10 subjects in total, 5 for the pictures and 5 for the words. • The subject will be seated and will get the chance to memorize the placement of the cards face-up for 5 seconds only. • Then the subject will close their eyes as the cards are turned over face-down. • The subject will then open their eyes once the supervisor speaks go and they will try to match the cards as fast as they can, one pair at a time.
Data Tables • Words • Pictures
