Talk:Picture superiority effect

Suggest Change in word in definition

I interpreted the word "notion" in the first sentence when describing the picture superiority effect to be an opinion. It might be beneficial to change "notion" to "term".

So something like, "The picture superiority effect is the term used to explain why images are learned and more easily recalled than written words." Jh470 (talk) 15:29, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

"Phenomenon" might be a clearer/better way to phrase that: "The picture superiority effect refers to the phenomenon where concepts learned through images are more easily and frequently recalled than those learned through words." The effect itself doesn't really explain the phenomenon (that's up to the various theories) but simply names/describes it instead. Jennjiyoun (talk) 16:37, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

That's great. I will make the change. Jh470 (talk) 04:11, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

aweome! I'm gonna go in and change the odd source linking (in the middle of the world 'frequently') unless anyone has objections. Jennjiyoun (talk) 18:02, 19 March 2016 (UTC)

yes, "refers to" is better than "explains" Elizareader (talk) 15:03, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

It seems like there are more citations here than is typical for wikipedia - yes? Elizareader (talk) 15:08, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Suggest Change in Wording for the Definition

In the first sentence, I suggest changing the phrase "concepts learned through images are more easily and frequently recalled than those learned through words" to "objects represented by images are more easily remembered than those same objects represented by words." This maintains an emphasis on how it improves memory (which involves recognition, but not necessarily understanding) rather than how it improves learning. I also believe that changing the wording like this removes the possibility of misinterpreting this effect as more useful for learning difficult concepts than words are. Ackelleher17 (talk) 23:32, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

I think that's a good edit, but I'm wary to use the word 'objects' since the effect isn't limited to just objects but can stretch to stories, actions, events, concepts, etc. I'm unsure what a good alternative would be, though. Jennjiyoun (talk) 04:35, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

What about something like: The picture superiority effect refers to the phenomenon whereby pictures and images are more likely to be remembered than words.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Elizareader (talk) 15:11, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

I like this the most. I can change that.

Also, the following statement is very vague: "This effect has been demonstrated in numerous experiments using different methods." Elizareader (talk) 15:11, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

This makes it sound like we don't have any idea of the mechanism, which isn't true. "Explanations for the picture superiority effect are still unknown, and being debated." Elizareader (talk) 15:11, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Do you think that sentence should be taken out all together? Jh470 (talk) 17:04, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Or maybe saying "This effect is demonstrated daily, but explanations are unknown and debated." Jh470 (talk) 20:04, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

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