Welcome to the University of South Florida Free Association Norms

Douglas L. Nelson and Cathy L. McEvoy

University of South Florida

Thomas A. Schreiber

University of Kansas

What this site provides:

1. Introductory essay on these free association norms (260K)
2. The Database (38 MB)
   • Appendix A. The normed cues, their targets and related information
   • Appendix B. Have a target word, need a cue or a prime?
   • Appendix C. N x N matrices showing network connections
   • Appendix D. Normed words and their idiosyncratic responses
   • Appendix E. Accessibility Index
   • Appendix F. Norms for rhyme, assonance, and fragment cues

CD availability:
We will make a CD available to those who are interested. Please contact Douglas Nelson: nelson@luna.cas.usf.edu, or Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, or (813) 974-2839