Symmetry versus asymmetry in paired-associate learning: A test of the dual coding theory

Author

Jerry Manheimer, University of Nebraska at Omaha

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.

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.

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