PSY 205 Class Experiment
In this experiment, you will be shown a definition followed by the first letter of a word, like this:
What a child is called when it matures:A_____
• Your task is to read the definition and try to determine what the word is (ADULT in this example).
• Try to remember the word you come up with.• There will be 20 definitions/words, and at the end we
will test your memory for all 20 of the words you generated.
The person who presides over a trial: J_____
The round object that steers a truck: W_____
What someone would do with a book:R_____
The orange vegetable a rabbit eats:C_____
The white precipitation that falls during winter:
S_____
The humorous individual who works in a circus:
C_____
The place on a bike where you put your feet:P_____
A glass container that holds flowers:V_____
The noise a bee makes:B_____
The pronged utensil used for eating:F_____
The dry sandy area where you find camels:D_____
The verbal activity you do on a phone:T_____
The substance you use to stick things together:
G_____
The small pool formed from lots of rain:P_____
The body part a sock covers:F_____
The item you lay your head on when you sleep:
P_____
The instrument used for shaving:R_____
The animal who is king of the jungle:L_____
The thick red substance that flows through veins:B_____
The reflective object you look into to see your reflection:M_____
DONE!
Now, on the sheet in front of you, please write down as many of the 20 words you generated as you can remember.