Take our test to find out how effective you are at recallAre you cleverer than an orangutan? Study the list of items below, then look away, and try to list all seven (in any order):DaffodilLizardFishAppleSeashellDoctorRockHow did you do? Although you probably at least matched this total, what is more important here is the order in which you recalled the words. Over multiple runs through the test, Iris spontaneously developed a strategy of grouping similar items together (eg fish was always followed by lizard; seashell always by rock). by Ben Ambridge is published by Profile Books, £12.99.

Source: The Guardian August 20, 2017 04:52 UTC