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1. • • Turns out it's actually a psychological phenomenon called the "other-race effect". "The other-race effect within psychology refers to the bias that people have when trying to identify a person who is not from the same race as they are," forensic psychologist, Dr Celine Van Golde told Hack.
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2. www.npr.org › sections › health-shotsThe Brain Scrambles Names Of People You Love : Shots - NPR

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   Jan 16, 2017 · Most everyone sometimes mixes up the names of family and friends. Their findings were published in the journal Memory & Cognition.

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3. www.zmescience.com › mixing-people-namesWhy we mix people’s names: science says it’s because you ...

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   Jan 31, 2024 · Early psychologists like Sigmund Freud theorized that name mix-ups could be subconscious slips, revealing hidden thoughts or feelings. By the mid-20th century, the focus shifted from...

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5. www.bustle.com › p › why-we-mix-up-peoples-namesHere's Why We Sometimes Mix Up People's Names - Bustle

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   Jan 17, 2017 · Luckily, science has an answer — it's largely to do with how your brain keeps itself organized. Cognitive scientist Samantha Deffler, from Rollins College in Florida, discovered...

6. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 79490Study Explores Why We Mix Up Some Names and Not Others

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   May 3, 2016 · It found that name mix-ups (calling one person by another’s name) usually occur within the same relationship category. For instance, we’re most likely to mix up family members with family...

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   Jul 30, 2024 · Why Do People Mix Up Names? Proper nouns are especially hard for the brain to learn and recall

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   Jan 25, 2017 · Why we mix up names of our friends and family Researchers explain why you sometimes find yourself sputtering the wrong child's name. Jan. 25, 2017, 5:23 PM UTC / Source : TODAY

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   Why do people mix up?

   • “It’s a cognitive mistake we make, which reveals something about who we consider to be in our group,” researcher David Rubin explained. “It’s not just random.” The study also found that phonetic similarity between names sometimes contributed to mix-ups, though to a lesser degree than relationship categories.

   Study Explores Why We Mix Up Some Names and Not Others

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   Why do people mix up names?

   • Most everyone sometimes mixes up the names of family and friends. Their findings were published in the journal Memory & Cognition. "It's a normal cognitive glitch," Deffler says. It's not related to a bad memory or to aging, but rather to how the brain categorizes names.

   The Brain Scrambles Names Of People You Love : Shots - NPR

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   Do name mix-ups occur in a relationship?

   • The study, which was conducted by researchers at Duke, based its findings on five surveys of over 1700 respondents. It found that name mix-ups (calling one person by another’s name) usually occur within the same relationship category. For instance, we’re most likely to mix up family members with family members, and friends with friends.

   Study Explores Why We Mix Up Some Names and Not Others

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   What causes a name mix-up?

   • Initially, these mix-ups were often attributed to distraction or lack of attention. However, as psychology emerged as a science in the late 19th century, experts began to view this as an area worthy of study. Early psychologists like Sigmund Freud theorized that name mix-ups could be subconscious slips, revealing hidden thoughts or feelings.

   Why we mix people's names: science says it's because you might care

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   Do family members confuse names?

   • A study by a researcher and her Duke University colleagues involving over 1,700 participants found that name mix-ups were most common among family members and friends. Moms, dads, and even the family dog's name might be confused, while friends mixed up the names of their pals.

   Do you mix up your children's names? Here's why our brains

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   Is mixing up your name a bad thing?

   • While your kids may mock you for it, mixing up their names — even across genders — is extremely common, and no, you’re not losing your mind. In fact, it’s nothing to worry about.

   Study Reveals Why We Mix Up Our Kids’ Names - Good Housekeeping

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10. www.goodhousekeeping.com › health › a60580301Study Reveals Why We Mix Up Our Kids’ Names - Good Housekeeping

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    Apr 28, 2024 · While your kids may mock you for it, mixing up their names — even across genders — is extremely common, and no, you’re not losing your mind. In fact, it’s nothing to worry about.