1. Peg Word Demonstration
Langston,
Cognitive Psychology

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

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

4. Group One Peg Words 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

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

6. Group Two Peg Words 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

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

8. Group Three Peg Words 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

9. Instructions
Everyone memorize your peg word system.

10. Instructions
Now we’re going to get your shopping list. Use your peg word system to learn the list.
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.

11. DEODORANT

12. TOOTHPASTE

13. TOILET PAPER

14. HAIR GEL

15. DISH DETERGENT

16. RAZORS

17. SOAP

18. TRASH BAGS

19. PEPSI

20. ENVELOPES

21. ***RECALL THE LIST***

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

23. Data Analysis
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…

24. Group One Peg Words 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

25. Group Two Peg Words 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

26. Group Three Peg Words 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

27. Data Analysis Why the prediction? Group 1: Concrete
Group 2: Concrete and rhyming
Group 3: Abstract

28. End Peg Word Demonstration