In what way are the bizarreness effect and the picture superiority effect related?

A. Because picture memory is superior in most people, the picture superiority effect cancels out the bizarreness effect.
B. Because pictures are generally more distinctive from one another than words are, we tend to remember pictures better.
C. Bizarre imagery always tends to stand out, so the bizarreness effect cancels out the picture superiority effect.
D. The bizarreness effect explains the dual coding of pictures, which are coded not only visually but also on a bizarre-ordinary spectrum.


Answer: B

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