The preliminary study on Jung´s Association Test in many aspects including association patterns and complex signs for 100 Korean male and female college students showed the following results.
1. The average reaction-time of male subjects (2. 10 sec.) was shorter than that of female subjects (2.14 sec.). but the difference was not significant statistically.
2. The quality of the stimulus-word exerted a certain influence on the reaction time. The average shortest reaction-times followed concrete nouns (1.95 sec.). the longest followed abstract nouns (2.2 sec.).
3. The quality of reaction also seemed to have a certain influence on the length of reaction-time. The shortest times occurred with verbs (1.85 sec.). the longest with abstract nouns (2.25 sec.).
4. The quality of association had a distinct influence on the reaction-time. Internal associations (2.20 sec.) command a longer reaction-time than external ones U. 75 sec.).
5. The quality of the association was influenced to quite an extent by the grammatical form of the stimulus-word. The ratio of internal to external associations in female subjects (65:31) was greater than that in male subjects (59:37), and the number of internal associations was greater than that of external ones in all subjects. The number of interpal associations to verbs was greatest (male: 70.5
female: 76.5%) and smallest in that of associat}ons following adjectives (male: 51.0%, female: 61 0%).
6. The sound associations were very rare (only 12 in 10.000 associations).
7. The frequencies of prolonged reaction-times were 29.5% in male and 30.1% in female subjects on average. The stimulus-words that were frequently followed by prolonged reaction-time were 19. pride, 41. money, 52. to part, 56. to pay attention, 22. `b6s´, 33. Pity, 36. to die, 6. long, 39. custom, 34. yellow, 79. happiness, and etc.
8. In main the disturbance in reproduction was correlated with a reaction-time which was longer than median reaction-time; where it were not correlated with this. the preceding reaction-time tended to be longer than median reaction-time in the majority of cases.
9. 38% of all the incorrect reproductions were arranged in series. and the reaction-times were longest for the series of 2 incorrect reproductions (2.98 sec.).
10. The longer the median reaction-time of each subject, the more the number of reproduction disturbances increased.
11. The association that was afterwards incorrectly reproduced had twice on average as many complex signs as the correctly reproduced one.
12. Stimulus-words in which the complex signs occurred in greater number were 19.pride. 41. money. 22.`b6s´. 44.to despise. 36.to die. 100.to abuse, 50. unjust, 30. rich, 66. big, 79. happiness, and etc.
13. Several stimulus-words were considered as rare or difficult words and inadequate in the arragement of stimulus-words.
It was confirmed through case analysis that Jung´s complex signs could be practically applied to Korean people, and the association patterns and results were compared and discussed with those of Jung´s study.
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