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Embodied Cognition: The Vicarious Presentation Effect

Sullivan, Jaclynn V
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0310-0483
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1429460149

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2015, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Psychology - Experimental.
There is an emphasis in education on teaching using digital media. Research suggests, however, that humans are participators and learning should reflect that. Since gestures have communicative functions, physical observation should lead to increased learning. The purpose of the current research is to determine if the principles of embodied cognition, meaning body-environment interactions that influence the way information is processed, extend to a vicarious experience of learning from an embodied source. Participants were randomly assigned to one condition (Letter-by-letter embodied, Non-letter-by-letter embodied, or Whole word non-embodied) in a between-participants design. First, participants watched words being written (letter-by-letter embodied condition), displayed letter-by-letter (letter-by-letter non-embodied condition), or displayed all at once (whole word non-embodied condition). Next, participants were given distracter tasks. Participants’ memory for the words was tested with free recall and word stem completion tasks. The dependent measure was the amount of words correctly recalled. It was hypothesized that those in the letter-by-letter embodied condition would remember more words on both dependent measures. Hypotheses were supported. Possible explanations for results are discussed.
Stephen Christman, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
J.D. Jasper, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kamala London-Newton, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Psychology
embodied cognition; multi-media learning; human presentation; memory

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  • Sullivan, J. V. (2015). Embodied Cognition: The Vicarious Presentation Effect [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1429460149

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sullivan, Jaclynn. Embodied Cognition: The Vicarious Presentation Effect. 2015. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1429460149.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sullivan, Jaclynn. "Embodied Cognition: The Vicarious Presentation Effect." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1429460149

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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