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Sixty Army enlisted personnel representing high, medium, and low ranges of general technical (GT) aptitude learned the correct translations for a list of 15 Korean vocabulary words. Half the personnel in each group were instructed to use a mnemotechnic, the key-word technique, whereas the remaining personnel served as a standard learning control. A self-paced learning procedure was employed with number correct on the final trial, total study time, and study efficiency as the primary criterion measures. Although learning was found to be a positive function of GT aptitude, the key-word technique proved effective for all groups. Implications are discussed.
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Griffith, D. A review of the literature on memory enhancement: The potential and relevance of mnemotechnics for military training (ARI Tech. Rep. 436). Alexandria, Va: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, 1979.
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Griffith, D. An evaluation of the key-word technique for the acquisition of Korean vocabulary by military personnel. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 17, 12–14 (1981). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333652
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