Date of Award
5-1978
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Kenneth A. Deffenbacher
Second Advisor
John Brickell
Third Advisor
Gary Larsen
Abstract
The dual coding theory of imagery (Paivio, 1975) holds that there are two independent coding processes: Imaginal processes and verbal processes. Imaginal processes, in effect, present information ’’all at once" to the organism. Verbal processes, according to the dual coding theory, are characterized by a sequential mode of organization. Sequentially organized information is processed temporally by the organism, with meaning contingent upon the order of processing. The proposed thesis seeks to test the validity of Paivio's dual coding theory of imagery through the paired-associate learning paradigm.
Recommended Citation
Manheimer, Jerry, "Symmetry versus asymmetry in paired-associate learning: A test of the dual coding theory" (1978). Student Work. 118.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/118
Comments
A Thesis Presented to the Department of Psychology and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts University of Nebraska at Omaha.