Effect of Stimulus Order on Verbal and Nonverbal Visual-Auditory Association

Abstract

The acquisition of visual-auditory associations was studied in 96 adult Ss to assess the effect of order of stimulus presentation and differences between verbal and nonverbal stimuli. Associations involving verbal sounds were learned more easily than those involving nonverbal sounds when the sounds were presented at the same time or following visual stimuli, but the associative task was relatively difficult when verbal sounds preceded verbal visual stimuli. Associations involving nonverbal visual stimuli were learned more easily than those involving verbal stimuli when visual stimuli followed auditory stimuli.