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Luftig, Richard L. – Sign Language Studies, 1985
Describes a paired-associate learning experiment in which American Sign Language signs of high and low translucency and high and low cheremic similarity were presented to sign-naive subjects. One hypothesis, that translucency would facilitate learning, was confirmed; a second, that cheremic similarity would retard sign learning, was not.…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Language Research, Learning Processes
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Reich, John W.; Alexander, Ralph A. – Journal of General Psychology, 1970
Descriptors: College Students, Experience, Language Research, Learning Processes
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Sherwin, Trisha; Kee, Daniel W. – 1978
The present experiment investigated: (1) the effect of pictorial elaboration on low socioeconomic-status Mexican-American children's long term memory for noun pairs; (2) the effects of labeling mode on estimates of paired-associate acquisition and retention; and (3) the interrelationships between paired-associate task performance and school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education