Is this similar to the dual coding theory? This would suggest that geometric shapes and lexical information in concept maps should work better than pure lexical information. 

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Related information can be presented in different modalities (e.g., one visual source and one verbal source) rather than being physically integrated. Since processors of different modalities are partially independent and each has a limited capacity, dual modality presentation increase effective working memory and thereby decrease cognitive load.

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