Posts Tagged: Memory

Psychology Update — Why You Forget Names Immediately—And How to Remember Them

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TITLE Why You Forget Names Immediately—And How to Remember Them   DESCRIPTION A fascinating article that explains how and why we forget some names very quickly after introductions and why we remember others.    “A common name may be forgettable because it doesn’t strike your mind as interesting, or because you know multiple people with… Read more »

Psychology Update — That ‘tip-of-the-tongue’ feeling when a memory is elusive is more likely to happen in groups

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TITLE That ‘tip-of-the-tongue’ feeling when a memory is elusive is more likely to happen in groups   DESCRIPTION We have all experience the “tip of the tongue” phenomenon when asked a question:  we feel that we know the answer but it just ever so slightly eludes us.  “On the surface, a tip-of-the-tongue feeling reflects a memory… Read more »

Psychology Update — Here’s Why You Forget Names Immediately

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TITLE Here’s Why You Forget Names Immediately   DESCRIPTION This is a “fun” and interesting article.   Many of us when meeting new people and being introduced forget their names almost immediately.  This may be especially true when meeting several at once.  The article discusses both the mechanisms of memory and forgetting.  Sometimes we don’t… Read more »