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Download full textUnderwood, Benton J.; Reichardt, Charles S. – 1974
The purpose of this study was to determine if implicit associational responses (IARs) occur to individual words presented as pairs for associative learning. The occurrence of IARs was determined by a YES-NO recognition test, and IARs for words presented singly for study provided a base line. For all condition, false recognitions to assumed IARs…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research
Levin, Joel R.; And Others – 1974
The paired-associate learning of 52 fourth graders was related to measures of cognitive ability obtained the previous year. Subjects were administered the paired-associate task under one of three variations: at a comfortable rate with standard instructions; at a comfortable rate with a potentially effective learning strategy (visual imagery); and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Griffith, Douglas; Actkinson, Tomme R. – 1978
This study was the first in a series of investigations designed to examine techniques purporting to enhance the effectiveness of human memory. The utility of a simple pegword mnemonic for Army enlisted personnel, representing three levels of general technical ability, was examined. Half of each ability group was instructed in use of a rhyme…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Enlisted Personnel
