According to _____, memory for pictures is better than memory for words.
A)Ebbinghau's curve of forgetting
B)the Atkinson-Shiffrin theory
C)the dual-code hypothesis
D)parallel distributed processing (PDP)

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The dual-code hypothesis suggests that memory is enhanced when information is processed through both a visual (picture) and linguistic (words) code. Thus, memory for pictures should be better than memory for words. Option A (Ebbinghaus' curve of forgetting) describes the rate at which information is forgotten over time without rehearsal; option B (the Atkinson-Shiffrin theory) describes the stages of memory (sensory, short-term, and long-term); option D (parallel distributed processing) is a cognitive theory that describes how information is processed and represented in the brain, but it does not specifically address memory for pictures versus words.

According to _____, Memory for Pictures Is Better Than Memory