Larger images are better remembered during naturalistic encoding
Shaimaa Masarwa, Olga Kreichman, Sharon Gilaie‐Dotan
Abstract
= 182) were asked to freely view presented images (sized 3° to 24°) without any instructed encoding task. Afterward, they were given a surprise recognition test (midsized images, 50% already seen). Larger images were remembered better than smaller ones across all experiments (∼20% higher accuracy or ∼1.5 times better). Memory was proportional to image size, faces were better remembered, and outdoors the least. Results were robust even when controlling for image set, presentation order, screen resolution, image scaling at test, or the amount of information. While multiple factors affect image memory, our results suggest that low- to high-level processes may all contribute to image memory.
Topics & Concepts
MemorizationPerceptionCognitive psychologyVisual perceptionPsychologyVisual memoryEncoding (memory)Stimulus (psychology)Visual short-term memoryComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceCognitionPattern recognition (psychology)NeuroscienceMemory Processes and InfluencesMemory and Neural MechanismsNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies