The modality effect is a term from experimental psychology, used mainly in research on memory and learning, for how well a learner performs depending on the mode in which the material being studied was presented to them.
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Core ClaimSourced to the subject's own accountThe modality effect is the finding in memory and learning research that a learner's recall performance depends on the sensory mode, usually auditory versus visual, in which the studied material was presented, most often observed as an exaggerated recency effect for material presented aurally. 1 Classification
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The modality effect is a term used in experimental psychology, most often in the fields dealing with memory and learning, to refer to how learner performance depends on the presentation mode of studied items.
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The modality effect is a term used in experimental psychology, most often in the fields dealing with memory and learning, to refer to how learner performance depends on the presentation mode of studied items.
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