The differential effects of verbal and pictorial representations of stimuli upon responses evoked

Summary The responses of 80 fourth graders to pictorial (line drawing) and to verbal (word) stimuli were studied. It was found that: (1) pictorial presentation of stimuli tends to evoke more responses than verbal presentation of the same stimuli, but the magnitude of the difference is influenced by the particular stimuli employed; and (2) responses evoked by pictorially presented stimuli tend to differ in nature from responses evoked by verbally presented stimuli.