Words and things and images.

Concreteness, imagery, and meaningfulness values for 925 nouns.

Allan Paivio, Stephen Madigan · Journal of Experimental Psychology · 1968 · 2.8K citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Pragmatics +9

Mental imagery in associative learning and memory.

Allan Paivio · Psychological Review · 1969 · 1.4K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +14

The nature and measurement of meaning.

Charles E. Osgood · Psychological Bulletin · 1952 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Language Studies, Communication, Linguistics +11

An Experimental Study of Imagination

Cheves West Perky · The American Journal of Psychology · 1910 · 666 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology +8

Words and Things.

Charles F. Hockett, Roger Brown · American Sociological Review · 1959 · 613 citations