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The details you ignore are often the most important ones.
A 1979 study by Nickerson and Adams showed that people are surprisingly poor at recalling the exact visual details of common objects they encounter daily, such as a penny.
The correct publication year for the Nickerson & Adams study is 1979.
Familiarity is a poor substitute for actual observation.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Nickerson & Adams, 1979, Cognitive Psychology
- What the check found
- The famous study regarding poor memory for common objects (the penny) by Nickerson & Adams was published in 1979, not 1992.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
Related
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