“…In this test, each value was written 5 times in a vertical line by allocating 2 minutes for each value. In the relevant literature, some studies have reported 10 responses from the students on the word association test (Buldur et al, 2020;Kaya and Akış, 2015) while some others have noted 5 responses (Demirkaya et al, 2020;Ercan et al, 2010). Likewise, the time given for answering the items have been noted as 30, 60 and 75 seconds (Aladağ et al, 2018;Atabek Yiğit, 2015;Bahar et al, 1999;Bozyiğit & Kaya, 2017;Gussarsky & Gorodetsky, 1988;Kaya & Akış, 2015;Kaya & Aladağ, 2018;Nakiboğlu, 2008;Preece, 1978).…”