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Old 02-04-2006, 09:01   #16
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Re: Think your clever? Try this!

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Old 02-04-2006, 09:07   #17
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Re: Think your clever? Try this!

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I wonder if we are getting similar things right or wrong? Does anyone at the beeb analise our answers to see if the participants are particularly hopeless at one type of thing?
The perceptual (match the size) questions are known optical 'illusions' which most people will struggle with. The 'what colour is this written in' is known as the stroop effect, first documented in 1935. Pretty much everyone has trouble reading colour names printed in a differing colour. If you don't something's wrong with you. Same with the 'spot the difference' question.

The last 10 questions are factual: you either do, or don't know the answer.

Alltogether, it's a nice summary of perceptual things that people are known to be bad at
9/20 Weird thing was I had the least problem with colour names and the sizes
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Old 02-04-2006, 09:16   #18
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18/20

apparently i'm "sensational" although at this time on a sunday morning it doesn't feel like it!
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Old 02-04-2006, 09:42   #19
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Re: Think your clever? Try this!

13/20 - i got 9 of the first 10 right, but was guessing the rest!
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Old 02-04-2006, 11:27   #20
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Re: Think your clever? Try this!

Dear oh dear. I did terrible ! 7/20
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Old 02-04-2006, 13:14   #21
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8/20
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Old 02-04-2006, 15:53   #22
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18 out 20, not bad (I guessed some!)

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Old 02-04-2006, 16:34   #23
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Re: Think your clever? Try this!

You're supposed to fail. The more you fail, the more normal you are. So be proud if you have 0 and seek help if you have 20/20.

I got 9 - partially abnormal.
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9/20 that was hard .
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Old 07-04-2006, 21:38   #28
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im not saying how many i had incase nobody ever talks to me again coz apparently im not"NORMAL" doh!!!(not showing off or nowt)
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im not saying how many i had incase nobody ever talks to me again coz apparently im not"NORMAL" doh!!!(not showing off or nowt)
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