Wollen, Weber, and Lowry (1972) asked participants to use bizarre interactive imagery in the learning of new paired associates, such as piano-cigar.They found that:
A)bizarre imagery was distracting and led to poor performance.
B)bizarre imagery led to bad dreams later in the day.
C)the interacting images, even if not bizarre, led to the best memory recall relative to non-interacting images or rote encoding.
D)rote encoding led to the best memory performance.

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The study by Wollen, Weber, and Lowry (1972) found that interacting images, even if not bizarre, led to the best memory recall relative to non-interacting images or rote encoding. Bizarre imagery was not found to be distracting or to lead to bad dreams. Rote encoding was not found to be the best method for memory performance.

Wollen, Weber, and Lowry (1972) Asked Participants to Use Bizarre