- there is no obvious influence of low thematic titles on free recall

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- thematic titles can be either a description of an event (e.g. history event) or of a procedure
- and can provide insights into the content

What are Thematic Titles

Lorch, R. F. (1989). Text-signaling devices and their effects on reading and memory processes. Educational psychology review, 1(3), 209-234.

Text-signaling devices and their effects on reading and memory processes

- readers would be expected to remember more about title-relevant information than non-title-relevant information
- this effect is more prominent when the content is unclear or ambiguous

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