Normative data for logographic and lexical Japanese paired associates

The current study aimed to provide normative paired-associate data for an unexplored logographic language system (Japanese). 240 participants with a mean age of 21.8 (SD = 3.6) were randomly allocated one three conditions in independent groups design: (Japanese symbol - English word), lexical word or abstract paired associates Japanese word). Participants underwent study-test trials each condition. Recall accuracy was found increase across whilst relative item difficulty (correlations between condition) remained similar. A simultaneous multiple regression revealed that stroke count the only reliable and significant predictor recall accuracy. Metacognitive measures, when correlated accuracy, showed generally aware how well they had learned associates. Based on prior research into memory pictures words, we hypothesized condition would exceed those This hypothesis rejected following post hoc t-test comparing two groups. provides thorough set can be customized by researchers diverse purposes addition novel insights, such as revealing participants’ which no previous semantic representations.