Introduction Each of these studies incorporated similar features. Firstly, in some form each study analyzed or looked at the generation effect. The generation effect is the finding that self-generated stimuli will be both recalled and recognize with better performance than for read stimuli. This effect has been demonstrated primarily with words, yet each of these studies used pictorial stimuli in each of the experiments as opposed to using words. Although, the method and objective for …showed first 75 words of 4374 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4374 total…Finally, these results showed that presenting pictures alone enhanced the total number of items recalled. Based on this result it may be postulated that the picture bizarreness effect is indeed a generation effect. Pictures without the name had to be given their own name by the subject. This self-generated naming produced better memory than for items that were simply read. Perhaps this is the most significant finding and conclusion to be taken from this experiment.