The keyword method and recall of vocabulary words from definitions.

Meaningfulness and Verbal Learning

William F. Battig, Benton J. Underwood, Rudolph W. Schulz · The American Journal of Psychology · 1961 · 1.2K citations

Education, Educational Psychology, Psychology +10

Analysis of a Mnemonic Device

Gordon H. Bower · American Scientist · 1970 · 442 citations

Life Sciences, Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience +4

An application of the mnemonic keyword method to the acquisition of a Russian vocabulary.

Richard C. Atkinson, Michael R. Raugh · Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Learning & Memory · 1975 · 327 citations · Full text

Language Studies, Linguistics, Second Language Studies +12

A Mnemonic Method for Learning a Second-Language Vocabulary.

Michael R. Raugh, Richard C. Atkinson · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1975 · 147 citations

Language Studies, Instruction, Second Language Studies +13

Investigation of a visual imagery mnemonic device for acquiring face–name associations.

David McCarty · Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Learning & Memory · 1980 · 94 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +15