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completed it this time.

I did slightly better than random guessing on the words, but far worse than average. But I did really well on the numbers and pretty well on the faces.

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Forward Digit Span

You were able to remember sequences of digits that were 9 digits long. Based on the results we have so far, the average person who takes this test is able to remember 6 digits.
Cambridge Face Memory Test

You correctly identified 60 out of 72 faces. Based on the results we have so far, the average person who takes this test is able to identify 56 out of 72 faces.
Verbal Paired Associates Test

You correctly identified 7 out of 25 word pairs. Based on the results we have so far, the average person who takes this test is able to identify 13 out of 25 word pairs.

I got 8 numbers, 53 faces, and 11 word pairs. Frikkin 11!

I would have done better on the word pairs if I had just memorized a handful of them and guessed at the rest.

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Originally Posted by BigV (Post 567926)

You need to type in more Microsoft CD-Keys.

I might have actually done better with random letter groups. I wouldn't be trying to associate an actual meaning with them.

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Forward Digit Span
You were able to remember sequences of digits that were 7 digits long. Based on the results we have so far, the average person who takes this test is able to remember 6 digits.

Not surprised - like Clod I was repeating them in groups of three. That way they are connected sounds, not numbers. Random numbers to be remembered properly (pin numbers for example) I have to use rhyming words for.

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You correctly identified 49 out of 72 faces. Based on the results we have so far, the average person who takes this test is able to identify 56 out of 72 faces.

And some of those 49 must have been luck! I lost the ability to differentiate between them pretty early on. Not surprised.

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You correctly identified 13 out of 25 word pairs. Based on the results we have so far, the average person who takes this test is able to identify 13 out of 25 word pairs.

I have a higher than average facility with words, and I remember meaning, grammar and quotations well. I'd say this tested a type of memory rather than affinity with words. BTW the only one I was genuinely confident of was Vanity - Essence, because I immediately thought Vanilla Essence! when it came up :)

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Originally Posted by lumberjim (Post 567838)

wow...you're a freakin rocket surgeon!

As long as rocket surgeons don't have to memorize number strings. That one sucked. Reminded me of the days before cell phones.

Keep in mind that this has nothing to do with your facility with numbers or words, just your memory for those items.

I used a trick I've always had for word pairs -- make up an associative sentence for the pair: "I'm jealous of her intelligence" or "The world would be a better place if we honored the welfare of others"...

The numbers -- I should have been able to get past seven, but my fat fingers didn't help. :)

I could have done better if the numbers went by faster--my short term memory is great but very, very fleeting.

*nods* yah. Me too clod.

the numbers were hard because they come at you singly. i need to see them in a string to remember them