Post 7: How Good Is Your Memory?

 Alright, let's start off this post with some results of memory tests!


First up is the Psychologist World Test.

From what the site says, I think this is pretty good. Higher than the average, it seems.


Next, the Washington EDU face memory one. It says I got 7 out of 10, but that one was definitely very tricky. 


Lastly, the TestMyBrain Keeping Things In Mind Test. I was a little bit too trigger-happy with the spacebar. I think that's cool to know, though.



From how I did on the tests, I feel like maybe the validity might understate the memory of the average person. At some point on the last test, I ended up zoning out and I still placed above average... strange. I think the general message here, while encouraging, doesn't seem to reveal how useful some of these memory aspects would be in real life. I feel like maybe they are somewhat accurate, but certainly not flawless to say the least.


Now, for a cool article I found. From what Harvard has found, people are actually a lot better at memorizing where and when they had or displaced their belongings like keys or the TV remote. While many people will give up searching on things like that on a daily basis, perhaps your memory ought not to be taken for granted. For more, here's the link. 
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/01/your-memory-may-be-better-than-we-think/ 


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