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Jan 16, 2017 · When Samantha Deffler was young, her mother would often call her by her siblings' names — even the dog's name. "Rebecca, Jesse, Molly, Tucker, Samantha," she says. A lot of people mix up ...
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U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks at a primary...
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Yawning May Promote Social Bonding Even Between Dogs And...
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Jan 31, 2024 · However, pet name mix-up seems to happen only with dogs. The study suggests people are far less likely to mix a person’s name with that of a cat, chinchilla or some other pet.
Jan 17, 2017 · Cognitive scientist Samantha Deffler, from Rollins College in Florida, discovered after surveying 1,700 participants that mixing up people's names is more common than we knew.
Apr 28, 2024 · Calling your child by a sibling’s name is not a memory issue. “It’s neither due to forgetfulness nor aging. It’s more a sign of stress than of cognitive decline,” Dumas says. If you ...
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In addition to misnaming occurring based on relationship categories, researchers also found that phonetic similarities play a role in getting names mixed up. For example, names that begin or end with similar sounds (e.g. Michael and Mitchell) are more likely to be mixed up with one another. The same goes for names with a common vowel sound (e.g ...
Jul 31, 2024 · A memory cue—perhaps a child’s backpack left on the couch—triggers a search for the child’s name. The memory system offers up multiple potential responses, then rejects all but the correct answer. The ability to reject wrong responses gets worse with age, which is one possible reason older adults more frequently mix up names, Mulligan said.
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Dec 20, 2018 · This is why you mix up your kids’ names, according to science. It's because of the way our brains store information. We’ve all done it. In a moment of multitasking, like putting away groceries, wrangling a toddler, and trying to plan dinner (or even just a brainless moment when you’re not really doing anything), we yell a child’s name ...
