Extensive, yet selective, changes in word associate choices were obtained with the procedures presently studied; suggesting that simple nonverbal," response formats may facilitate investigation of cognitive and social behavior in young children. (Authors)

In five experiments with over 2,500 subjects, we examined the hypothesis that cognitive processing variables measuring breadth of declarative knowledge and information processing speed were related to learning outcomes on a paired-associates task. Experiments 1 and 2 compared recall with recognition tests, Experiment 3 assessed the effect of…