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Word Recognition
One quick way to see which words might be linked together in memory is through a word association test, in which subjects are asked to list the first words that come to mind when they encounter a word. Words that turn up frequently on such tests tend to show fairly strong semantic priming effects.
Take a quick version of the test yourself. On a piece of paper, for each of the following words, quickly jot down the first ten words that come to mind:
- paper
- window
- ambulance
- shirt
- snorkel
- black
- bicycle
- apple
- balloon
- fish
Now collect the responses of some of your friends or classmates and compare them to your own. How much overlap is there in the words you thought of?
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Categorize the responses you have collected. Based on the responses you see, what predictions would you make about the strength of priming effects for certain words?