PSY 205 Class Experiment In this experiment, you will be shown a definition followed by a word, like this: What a child is called when it matures: ADULT Your task is to read the definition and try to remember the capitalized word (ADULT in this example) without writing anything down. There will be 20 definitions/words, and at the end we will test your memory for all 20 of the capitalized words.
READY?
The person who presides over a trial: JUDGE
The round object that steers a truck: WHEEL
What someone would do with a book: READ
The orange vegetable a rabbit eats: CARROT
The white precipitation that falls during winter: SNOW
The humorous individual who works in a circus: CLOWN
The place on a bike where you put your feet: PEDAL
A glass container that holds flowers: VASE
The noise a bee makes: BUZZ
The pronged utensil used for eating: FORK
The dry sandy area where you find camels: DESERT
The verbal activity you do on a phone: TALK
The substance you use to stick things together: GLUE
The small pool formed from lots of rain: PUDDLE
The body part a sock covers: FOOT
The item you lay your head on when you sleep: PILLOW
The instrument used for shaving: RAZOR
The animal who is king of the jungle: LION
The thick red substance that flows through veins: BLOOD
The reflective object you look into to see your reflection: MIRROR
DONE! Now, on the sheet in front of you, please write down as many of the 20 capitalized words as you can remember.