CVCVC (319) words and paralogs previously assessed for associative reaction time (RT) by Taylor and Kimble were assessed for rated frequency (a′) and scaled rated meaningfulness (m′) following procedures used by Noble. Reliability of the a′ scale, based on three intergroup correlations, resulted in rs of .92, .90 and .89. Reliability of the m′ scale, based on an internal consistency test resulted in a mean discrepancy between the 128 empirical proportions and their corresponding theoretical proportions of 2.4; that is, the average error of reproducing all the original data from m′ scaled values was 2.4{\%}. The r between m′ and RT was .71. {\textcopyright} 1972 Academic Press, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Ss were instructed to rate the ease of pronunciability of each CVCVC unit in relation to the other units along a continuum from 1 (easiest pronunciability) to 9 (hardest pronunciability). The Ss were instructed first to skip around the page and pronounce to themselves a sample of eight verbal units to get the idea of the range of pronunciability in the list. They were then instructed to go back to the first unit and proceed to rate all the units in the list, pronouncing each to themselves before rating.