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Abstract

The major goal of this study was to investigate the effect of a mnemonic technique of bizarreness among Iranian introvert and extrovert EFL learners on learning vocabulary with a focus on the retrieval and retention of words. Accordingly, one hundred learners were divided into two 50 students control and experimental groups. Treatment of implementing a mixed list of pictures with mnemonic bizarre nature in flash cards and drawing common pictures on the board was given to the experimental group, but the control group received just common pictures. A standardized test of 30 items as post-test1 and post-test2 for measuring retrieval and retention was administered. The result showed that the experimental introvert and extrovert groups significantly outperformed the control introvert and extrovert groups on the retrieval test. And also, experimental introvert and extrovert subjects had a higher mean on retention than retrieval. The experimental extrovert group also significantly outperformed the experimental introvert group on the retrieval and retention test.