Abstract
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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