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1. • • Why do we sometimes call people by the wrong names? 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 after surveying 1,700 participants that mixing up people's names is more common than we knew.
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2. www.abc.net.au › news › 2016/05/28Why do we forget our family members' and close friends' names?

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   May 28, 2016 · Misnaming usually occurs within the same semantic category — family members are misnamed with another family member's name and friends are misnamed with another friend's name. Names are also more likely to be confused when they share phonetic similarities.

3. neurolaunch.com › misnaming-psychologyMisnaming Psychology: Why We Call People Wrong Names

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   Sep 14, 2024 · Ever called your sister by your mother’s name? You’re not alone! Research suggests that we’re more likely to misname family members with other family members’ names, especially those of the same gender and age group. It’s like our brains have a “family” folder that sometimes gets jumbled up.

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

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   Jan 31, 2024 · Why we mix people’s names: science says it’s because you might care about them. It's perfectly normal to mix the names of loved ones. It's called a cognitive glitch.

5. littlethings.com › family-and-parenting › lovingMisnaming: Calling People You Know The Wrong Name

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   Sep 21, 2022 · Ever call your closest friends and family by the wrong name? It's embarrassing and awkward, but science claims it's because you love them. Well, according to science, it all comes down...

6. theconversation.com › peter-paul-kylie-david-whyPeter, Paul, Kylie … David! Why we forget family members’ names

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   May 27, 2016 · The brain tends to group names that are related. They can be related because they belong to a similar semantic category (e.g. family members, school friends, work friends). Or, they can be...

7. www.bustle.com › articles › 161876-why-do-i-confuseWhy Do I Confuse People's Names? Here Are 3 Possible ... - Bustle

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   May 19, 2016 · In short, recent studies show us that when we misname people, it's likely because we've mentally "grouped" them in with others who share a similar role in our lives;...

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   Why do we misname people?

   • In short, recent studies show us that when we misname people, it's likely because we've mentally "grouped" them in with others who share a similar role in our lives; this causes us to associate the two people with each other, even if they aren't actually similar. Curious?

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   Why are people called by the wrong name?

   • Half said they had been called by the wrong name by someone close to them, with 95 percent saying it was a family member who made the mix-up. But why? Here's the deal: We have a tendency to mentally file everyone to metaphorical folders in our brains. When we place people in the same folder, we can sometimes unintentionally switch their names.

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   Why do my parents keep putting my names in the same group?

   • Instead, it's because your parents likely have your names stored in the same "group" in their mind, so when they recognize you, the other names are readily available at the same time. The same goes for your groups of friends, coworkers, and so forth.

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   Why do people call their kids the wrong name?

   • Then they asked what names were accidentally used and about the relationship between the people. Unsurprisingly, they found that the most common culprits were parents (usually moms) calling their kids by the wrong sibling's name, or even a family pet's name. When we store information in our brains, we keep information in a network.

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   What happens if you use the wrong name for a person?

   • Deffler and colleagues found that when people used the wrong name for a person, in the vast majority of cases the name that was used fell in the same category as the name that was supposed to be used. This happens when our brain is multi-tasking and has to quickly retrieve the words.

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

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   Why does my mom call me by my sibling's name?

   • In other words, your mom calls you by your sibling’s name because she loves both of you, and associates you with one another. So, instead of getting offended if someone calls you the wrong name, or embarrassed if you call someone the wrong name, just remember that it's all a sign of love.

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   Jan 17, 2017 · Why do we sometimes call people by the wrong names? Luckily, science has an answer — it's largely to do with how your brain keeps itself organized.