The influence of icon prediction and length of icon sequence on college students' recall of 24 ironically encoded messages was investigated. Findings indicated that using an icon prediction feature resulted in increased recall. The length of the icon sequence also had a significant effect on recall. Three-icon sequences were more easily recalled than two-icon sequences.
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