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THE ASSOCIATION METHOD
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 22.angry
 23.needle
 24.to swim
 25.voyage
 26.blue
 27.lamp
 28.to sin
 29.bread
 30.rich
 31.tree
 32.to prick
 33.pity
 34.yellow
 35.mountain
 36.to die
 37.salt
 38.new
 39.custom
 40.to pray
 41.money
 42.foolish
 43.pamphlet
 44.despise
 45.finger
 46.expensive
 47.bird
 48.to fall
 49.book
 50.unjust
 51.frog
 52.to part
 53.hunger
 54.white
 55.child
 56.to take care
 57.lead pencil
 58.sad
 59.plum
 60.to marry
 61.house
 62.dear
 63.glass
 64.to quarrel
 65.fur
 66.big
 67.carrot
 68.to paint
 69.part
 70.old
 71.flower
 72.to beat
 73.box
 74.wild
 75.family
 76.to wash
 77.cow
 78.friend
 79.luck
 80.lie
 81.deportment
 82.narrow
 83.brother
 84.to fear
 85.stork
 86.false
 87.anxiety
 88.to kiss
 89.bride
 90.pure
 91.door
 92.to choose
 93.hay
 94.contented
 95.ridicule
 96.to sleep
 97.month
 98.nice
 99.woman
100.to abuse

This formula has been constructed after many years of experience. The words are chosen and partially arranged in such a manner as to strike easily almost all complexes which occur in practice. As shown above, there is a regulated mixing of the grammatical qualities of the words. For this there are definite reasons.[1]

Before the experiment begins the test person receives the following instruction: “Answer as quickly as possible with the first word that occurs to your mind.” This instruction is so simple that it can easily be followed. The work itself, moreover, appears extremely easy, so that it might be expected any one could accomplish it with the greatest facility and promptitude. But, contrary to expectation, the behaviour is quite otherwise.

  1. The selection of these stimulus words was naturally made for the German language only, and would probably have to be considerably changed for the English language.