The collection of unrelated English words made no sense.
In one test, they had to learn and remember pairs of unrelated words, such as "alligator" and "cigar."
Another test is to remember a list of unrelated words.
Studies have also been done to address the best method for recalling lists of unrelated words.
Taking this concept, Mr. Young asked 14 artists to choose two unrelated words to inspire a piece of artwork.
Much of it was like that: coherent sentences trailing off into strings of unrelated words.
Combining two unrelated words is another good method.
Participants were subliminally primed with either words related or unrelated to intelligence 1 to 4 days before actual course midterms.
In a typical test for mild cognitive impairment, a patient is asked to repeat a string of unrelated words.
At the end, the patient is asked to recall the unrelated words.