In Study 2, spontaneous gesturing produced better specific recall than instructed gesturing, and negative narratives were recalled better than positive¶
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q3 i? In Study 2 specific recall, the spontaneous condition recalled more than the instructed gesture condition. → Thakore 2024
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Thakore 2024¶
Thakore, K., Das, T., Jahan, S., & Sweller, N. (2024). From Hands to Mind: How Gesture, Emotional Valence, and Individual Differences Impact Narrative Recall. Educational Psychology Review, 36, 111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09948-0
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Study 2 specific recall model (N = 98, face-to-face) showed "those in the spontaneous condition recalled more than those in the instructed gesture condition χ2(1) = 9.47, p = 0.002"; no effect size printed.
"There was a significant main effect of the gesture condition, such that those in the spontaneous condition recalled more than those in the instructed gesture condition χ2(1) = 9.47, p = 0.002"
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Related Claims¶
- Emotional valence benefited narrative recall: negative narratives were recalled best and neutral narratives worst (Study 1) — related
- Gesture instructions hindered specific recall for participants with lower propensity to gesture (Study 2) — related
- Gesture manipulation checks confirmed instructed participants gestured far more than spontaneous participants in both studies — related
- Instructing adults to gesture while reading narratives aloud hindered free recall relative to spontaneous gesturing (Study 1) — related
- Emotional valence consistently influences narrative recall, with negative narratives most memorable, while instructed gesturing shows mixed effectiveness — a broader claim this one bears on
- Gesture effects on narrative comprehension are not moderated by total task difficulty or age when measured through free recall and specific questions — related
- Producing gestures shows no significant benefit for adult narrative comprehension — reports the opposite
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In Study 2, spontaneous gesturing produced better specific recall than instructed gesturing, and negative narratives were recalled better than positive |
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In Study 2, spontaneous gesturing produced better specific recall than instructed gesturing, and negative narratives were recalled better than positive |
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