Effect of Labeling on Memory Accuracy for Identifying Perceptually and Thematically Related Images

Vedha Pranesan

This study aims to understand the impact levels of label generation have on memory errors. We replicated previous work that showed proximally placed image pairs are more likely to be labeled with category-level labels, and distally placed images are more likely to be labeled with an item-level label. We hypothesized that item-level label generation results in fewer memory errors for images that are thematically and perceptually related to previously viewed images. Results corroborated this hypothesis.

Major: 
Psychology
Exhibition Category: 
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Nancy Dennis
Poster Number: 
17