Practice mode Psychology

Words such as “typewriter, cigarette and fire” are remembered better than “void, process and inherent” because the first three are more likely to be encoded in what way?

Correct answer D. visually

Explanation

Concrete words easily form mental images, so they are encoded both visually and verbally, giving them a memory advantage over abstract words.

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