Your Memory Plays Tricks on You

Study This List for 31 sec.

CandySourSugarBitter Good

TasteToothNiceHoneySoda

ChocolateHeartCakeEatPie

Look! A Kitten!

Which of these words was on the previous list? (1, 2, all 3?)

TastePointSweet

Here’s That List Again- How’d You Do?

ChocolateHeartCakeEatPie

TasteToothNiceHoneySoda

CandySourSugarBitter Good

Most people remember that ‘Point’ wasn’t on the list, but they swear that ‘Sweet’ was. It wasn’t.

That’s because we use contextual clues to help us remember and we assume that “Sweet” was there because it’s similar to the other words. Most people can remember 7 words +/- 2, and the list contains 15 items.

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Thanks for Watching!Ryan Melnikasrmelnikas@gmail.com