The “Small World of Words” English word association norms for over 12,000 cue words

• Published in: Behavior research methods Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 987 - 1006
• Main Authors: De Deyne, Simon, Navarro, Danielle J., Perfors, Amy, Brysbaert, Marc, Storms, Gert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 15.06.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Behavioral Science and Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Psychology; Networks; Similarity; Word associations; Mental lexicon; Spreading activation

Word associations have been used widely in psychology, but the validity of their application strongly depends on the number of cues included in the study and the extent to which they probe all associations known by an individual. In this work, we address both issues by introducing a new English word...