Paired Associates Memory Assessment - Cambridge Brain Sciences In this task you have to remember which objects are hidden in different boxes. Psychologists call the skills required for this task 'paired-associate-learning', as you are required to learn to pair two items in memory - in this case the type of object and the location of the object. When one of the paired features is revealed (in this case the object), you have to remember its associate (the location it is hidden in). This type of learning is essential in everyday life, for example when learning new words. When you learn a new word, not only do you learn the word itself, but you have to pair this with the meaning it represents. Along with our colleagues at the University of Cambridge and at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, we investigated which areas of the brain become active when performing this task. Furthermore, we studied what happens to this activation pattern when the task gets harder and harder. References Gould, R.L., Brown, R.G., Owen, A.
Free Visual Dictionary & Thesaurus | Online Dictionary | Associated Words | Synonyms Dictionary at SnappyWords.com Online Etymology Dictionary 16 Websites to Teach and Learn Vocabulary There are now several web tools that are really great in teaching vocabulary and that you can use with your students in the classroom. We have curated a list a list of some of the best web tools to teach vocabulary. Check them down below. 1- Vocabulary.com This is a website that will hep students master the vocabulary essential to their academic success. 2- BBC Learning English In this section, learns will have access to a plethora of vocabulary act ivies and tasks great for classroom inclusion. 3- Confusing Words Confusing Words is a collection of 3210 words that are troublesome to readers and writers. 4- Just The Word Just The Word is a cool website that helps students make informed decisions as to the right word selection to use in their writing 5-Lexipedia Lexipedia is an online visual semantic network with dictionary and thesaurus reference functionality 6- Wordnik Wordnik shows definitions from multiple sources, so you can see as many different takes on a word's meaning as possible.
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Words & Language Words & Language The Longest Word in the Collins English Dictionary The longest word in the Collins English Dictionary, the longest words with no vowels, the words with the most consecutive consonants, words composed from QWERTY keyboard rows and dozens of other fascinating facts for the word buffs amongst you. Texting in French: 6né FDS? Texting your French contacts regularly is a great way to learn the language while making friends and building your social network. Commonly Confused Words "Affect" means influence or change something, whereas "effect" means result; produce a result. Words from Hindi Bungalow, shampoo, pukka and many words picked up from Hindi are still in use in English to this day. Cricket image courtesy of Dana Ward / Shutterstock.com. Spanish Expressions - Senses Working Overtime A trip to Spain invariably sends the senses into overdrive. © Collins 2014
Games/vocabulary Pages This Blog Linked From Here Useful links Games/vocabulary (Click on the text) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Email ThisBlogThis! No comments: Post a Comment Home ICT 10 words that once meant something very different. – The Language Nerds Language belongs to us and we do with it what we please. We invent new words, new spellings and sometimes whole new languages. When it comes to words, we decide what they mean and we change their meanings at will. That’s what English speakers did to the words below. Nice This is a beautiful word. Awful When you deconstruct the word awful you get the meaning: “something worthy of awe.” Flirt 500 years ago, when you flirted with someone you flicked something away at them or you flick open a fan or otherwise make a brisk or jerky motion. Meat Have you ever wondered about the expression “meat and drink”? Cute This hasn’t always been the cute word we know today. Guy This word is an eponym. Nervous Nervous means jumpy nowadays. Silly We use silly to mean foolish or frivolous. Girl The word girl used to refer to a young person of both genders, not just a young female. Naughty Long ago, if you were naughty, you had naught or nothing. Thank you very much for reading the article. Like this: Like Loading...
Common Errors in English Usage Use the search form below to find words and phrases on this site. About this Search Engine E e.g. / i.e. G GP practice gaff / gaffe gamut / gauntlet gander / dander gardener snake / garter snake garnish / garner gauge / gouge gaurd genius gender genuine gerunds & pronouns get me Ghandi gibe / jibe / jive gift / give gig / jig gild / guild goal / gaol goal / objective god goes going forward gone / went gonna good / well good-by / good-bye / goodby /goodbye got / gotten got to government graduate graffiti grammer grasping for straws gratis / gratuitous gray / grey greatful grevious grill / grille grill cheese grisly / grizzly group (singular vs. plural) ground zero grow guess who? J jack / plug jam / jamb jerry-built / jury-rigged Jew / Hebrew Jew / Jewish jewelry job titles John Henry John Hopkins joint possessives judgement junta just just assume just so happens jutebox K key kick-start killed after kindly kindergarden knots per hour koala bear
Automated Genealogy Words that people use which don’t exist. – The Language Nerds Ever wonder if all the words people use are words that actually exist? By exist we mean they are recognized and included in English dictionaries. Well, some of the words that people confidently use on a day-to-day basis do not exist. Some say that the use of these words highlights a crucial language feature (i.e. change), while other language snobs disagree and scoff when they hear someone use them. Let’s find these words out. 1. This word has long been used in place of regardless. 2. secondly, thirdly…ordinal numbers act as both adjectives and adverbs. 3. I know you’re wondering if this is a word you’ve heard before. 4. Literally has been literally stripped of its meaning lately that its literal and primary meaning has now been secondary and lost ground to new sense virtually. 5. No English verb that ends in the –eek sound has a past tense ending in –uck. 6. Word snobs don’t like it, but the adjective mad has been verbed by some people, and this has madded a lot of people. 7. 8.