Descriptor
Experimental Psychology | 1 |
Learning Processes | 1 |
Learning Theories | 1 |
Mnemonics | 1 |
Psychological Studies | 1 |
Research Utilization | 1 |
Second Language Learning | 1 |
Teaching Methods | 1 |
Verbal Learning | 1 |
Visualization | 1 |
Source
American Psychologist | 1 |
Author
Atkinson, Richard C. | 1 |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Atkinson, Richard C. – American Psychologist, 1975
Discusses the keyword method, which divided vocabulary learning into two stages: (1) the subject associates the spoken foreign word with the keyword, and association that is formed quickly because of the acoustic similarity between the words, and, (2) the subject forms a mental image of the keyword "interacting" with the English translation.…
Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Mnemonics