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Kunen, Seth; Duncan, Edward M. – Journal of Educational Research, 1983
The value of verbal labeling is shown by a study of fourth-grade, eighth-grade, and college students who were shown pictures accompanied by short verbal descriptions. Verbal descriptions increased correct recognitions and rejections of unrelated distractors, while increasing false recognition of related distractors. Results were consistent for all…
Descriptors: College Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 4, Grade 8