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picture superiority effect

the tendency for a picture or drawing to be remembered better than the name of the pictured object. For example, people are more likely to remember “dog” if they see a drawing of a dog than if they see the word dog.

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May 9th 2024

sociocultural deprivation

sociocultural deprivation

see psychosocial deprivation.