key-word method

a mnemonic technique sometimes used in learning foreign-language vocabulary. If the native language is English, the key word would consist of an English word associated with the sound of a foreign word and linked to the foreign word’s meaning in a mental image. For example, the French word livre (“book”) may remind an English speaker of the sound of leaf; the key word leaf can then be connected to book in a mental image, such as visualizing a leaf in a book as a bookmark.

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Psychology term of the day

May 9th 2024

hybristophilia

n. sexual interest in and attraction to those who commit crimes. In some cases, this may be directed toward people in prison for various types of criminal activities.