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- 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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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...
Jan 16, 2017 · Most everyone sometimes mixes up the names of family and friends. Their findings were published in the journal Memory & Cognition.
- Michelle Trudeau
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.
Jul 30, 2024 · Why Do People Mix Up Names? Proper nouns are especially hard for the brain to learn and recall
- Nidhi Subbaraman
Jul 31, 2024 · Though it occurs nearly instantaneously, recalling a name is a multistep endeavor. 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.
Apr 28, 2024 · A study explains why moms mix up their kids names. Don't be alarmed. It's a common cognitive glitch, and perfectly normal.
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Nov 17, 2023 · Why do we mix up people's names? MINNEAPOLIS — Have you ever called someone the wrong name, or maybe you list off each of your kids before you get to the right one? We've all done it.
