Concreteness Demonstration

Langston,Cognitive Psychology

InstructionsYou are going to see a list of word

pairs.Pay attention to the words and try

to remember as many as you can.We’ll have a cued recall at the end.

I’ll show you a word, you write the word that went with it on the list.

HATCHET-LEAF

CAUSE-MEANING

SOFA-BICYCLE

JUDGMENT-CONCERN

MUSEUM-ANTELOPE

TRUCK-APPLE

MOUNTAIN-CALENDAR

PURPOSE-VALUE

SUBSTANCE-DUTY

EVENT-CONCEPT

CARTON-BOTTLE

OCEAN-NEWSPAPER

REASON-FREEDOM

DECISION-PROGRAM

***RECALL TEST***

You will see a word, write the word that was paired with it…

TRUCK

PURPOSE

CARTON

SUBSTANCE

JUDGMENT

SOFA

DECISION

CAUSE

MOUNTAIN

REASON

HATCHET

MUSEUM

EVENT

OCEAN

Data Analysis Count how many of these words you

recalled (set 1): Apple Bottle Bicycle Calendar Leaf Antelope Newspaper

Data Analysis Count how many of these words you

recalled (set 2): Value Duty Concern Program Meaning Freedom Concept

Data Analysis I’ll get a sample of each set of words:

Set 1: Set 2:

We should see way more words in set 1. What is the difference between sets 1

and 2?

Data AnalysisStimulus Response

HATCHET LEAFCAUSE MEANINGSOFA BICYCLEJUDGMENT CONCERNMUSEUM ANTELOPETRUCK APPLEMOUNTAIN CALENDARPURPOSE VALUESUBSTANCE DUTYEVENT CONCEPTCARTON BOTTLEOCEAN NEWSPAPERREASON FREEDOMDECISION PROGRAM

End Concreteness Demonstration