Paired Associate Memorization Flashcards
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Which of the following conditions would MOST improve a test-taker's Paired Associates score compared to a baseline administration?
Answer: Receiving 50% more study time before the recall phase
More study time allows more repetitions and deeper encoding of each pair, directly increasing recall accuracy.
On the MLAT Paired Associates section, the artificial vocabulary is drawn from which source?
Answer: Randomly generated nonsense syllables designed to be pronounceable
The artificial words are invented nonsense syllables constructed to be pronounceable in English but unfamiliar to all test-takers.
A test-taker remembers 'sug = water' by thinking 'sug sounds like suck, and you suck up water.' This is an example of which memory technique?
Answer: Keyword mnemonic
The keyword mnemonic links a new word to a familiar-sounding keyword and creates an image connecting that keyword to the meaning.
In terms of language aptitude theory, Paired Associates performance is most closely related to which Carroll (1981) aptitude component?
Answer: Rote learning ability
Carroll identified rote learning ability as the aptitude component most directly measured by the Paired Associates subtest.
A test shows that a learner's Paired Associates score declines when 30 pairs are tested vs. 15 pairs. What does this reveal?
Answer: Memory load and interference increase with more items
More pairs increase cognitive load and inter-item interference, making retrieval of specific associations more difficult.
Which of the following answer choices would be considered a GOOD distractor for the pair 'flem = sky' in a multiple-choice recall test?
Answer: cloud
A 'cloud' is semantically related to 'sky' and is a plausible distractor that tests whether the learner knows the precise meaning vs. a close associate.
What does a very high MLAT Paired Associates score predict about a language learner's future performance?
Answer: They will acquire new vocabulary efficiently in formal study
High Paired Associates scores predict strong vocabulary acquisition efficiency, a foundational skill in structured language learning.