Noun imagery, frequency, and meaningfulness in verbal discrimination.

Mental imagery in associative learning and memory.

Allan Paivio · Psychological Review · 1969 · 1.4K citations

Mental Imagery, Cognitive Science, Associative Memory (Psychology) +7

A frequency theory of verbal-discrimination learning.

Bruce R. Ekstrand, William P. Wallace, Benton J. Underwood · Psychological Review · 1966 · 261 citations

Cognitive Science, Neurolinguistics, Learning Theory +8

Recognition memory for nouns as a function of abstractness and frequency.

Aloysia M. Gorman · Journal of Experimental Psychology · 1961 · 249 citations

Cognitive Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Semantic Processing +9

Partial Response Identities in Verbal Generalization

W. A. Bousfield, G. A. Whitmarsh, J. J. Danick · Psychological Reports · 1958 · 124 citations

Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics, Syntax +8

The effects of language habits on the acquisition and retention of verbal associations.

Leo Postman · Journal of Experimental Psychology · 1962 · 74 citations

Second Language Acquisition, Language Perception, Cognitive Science +11