Peg Word Demonstration Langston Cognitive Psychology Instructions I

Peg Word Demonstration Langston, Cognitive Psychology

Instructions Ø I am going to divide the class into thirds. Each third will be given a peg word system. Ø Copy down your peg word system and commit it to memory.

Instructions Ø Group one get ready. Groups two and three look away…

Group One Peg Words Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø One is a door Two is heaven Three is a gate Four is sticks Five is a hen Six is a bun Seven is a tree Eight is a hive Nine is a shoe Ten is a line

Instructions Ø Group two get ready. Groups one and three look away…

Group Two Peg Words Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø One is a bun Two is a shoe Three is a tree Four is a door Five is a hive Six is sticks Seven is heaven Eight is a gate Nine is a line Ten is a hen

Instructions Ø Group three get ready. Groups one and two look away…

Group Three Peg Words Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø One is truth Two is data Three is a message Four is love Five is knowledge Six is fun Seven is time Eight is have Nine is beauty Ten is focus

Instructions Ø Everyone memorize your peg word system.

Instructions Ø Now we’re going to get your shopping list. Use your peg word system to learn the list. Ø For each item on the list, use the corresponding item in the peg word system (one with the first, etc. ). Imagine the peg word item interacting with the item on the list, the more bizarre the better.

DEODORANT

TOOTHPASTE

TOILET PAPER

HAIR GEL

DISH DETERGENT

RAZORS

SOAP

TRASH BAGS

PEPSI

ENVELOPES

***RECALL THE LIST***

Data Analysis Ø There were 10 items on my shopping list. Let’s get a sample of the recalls: Ø Group 1: Ø Group 2: Ø Group 3:

Data Analysis Ø I predict that group 2 will be best, followed by group 1, followed by group 3. Why? Let’s look at the peg word systems…

Group One Peg Words Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø One is a door Two is heaven Three is a gate Four is sticks Five is a hen Six is a bun Seven is a tree Eight is a hive Nine is a shoe Ten is a line

Group Two Peg Words Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø One is a bun Two is a shoe Three is a tree Four is a door Five is a hive Six is sticks Seven is heaven Eight is a gate Nine is a line Ten is a hen

Group Three Peg Words Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø One is truth Two is data Three is a message Four is love Five is knowledge Six is fun Seven is time Eight is have Nine is beauty Ten is focus

Data Analysis ØWhy the prediction? Ø Group 1: Concrete Ø Group 2: Concrete and rhyming Ø Group 3: Abstract

End Peg Word Demonstration