Word Association Tests of Associative Memory and Implicit Processes: Theoretical and Assessment Issues

Authors

Alan W. Stacy, Claremont Graduate UniversityFollow
Susan L. Ames, Claremont Graduate UniversityFollow
Jerry L. Grenard, Claremont Graduate UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Department

Community and Global Health (CGU)

Publication Date

2006

Disciplines

Cognitive Neuroscience | Medicine and Health Sciences | Mental and Social Health | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

Word association is one of the most commonly used measures of association in cognitive science. These tests have been used to infer association parameters in normative studies, to derive cues and primes used in diverse paradigms (semantic priming, cued recall, illusory memory), to test implicit memory in experimental studies, and to suggest the operation of implicit processes in nonexperimental work. This chapter briefly outlines some of the historical routes and current controversies about association and summarizes basic cognitive research applying associative tests. The authors then describe benefits and limitations of the tests, as well as implications for theory and interventions on drug use.

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© 2006 SAGE Publications

Recommended Citation

Stacy, A.W., Ames, S.L., & Grenard, J.L. (2006). Word Association Tests of Associative Memory and Implicit Processes: Theoretical and Assessment Issues. In R.W. Wiers & A.W. Stacy, Eds. Handbook of Implicit Cognition and Addiction. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.