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News release prepared by: Lindsey Elliott, 785-532-2535, lindseye@k-state.edu
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
What's 1xbet online sports betting name again? Why it might not be 1xbet online sports betting brain's ability but 1xbet online sports betting lack of interest that causes a bad memory
MANHATTAN -- Most of us have experienced it. You are introduced to someone, only to forget his or her name within seconds. You rack 1xbet online sports betting brain trying to remember, but can't seem to even come up with the first letter. Then you get frustrated and think, "Why is it so hard for me to remember names?"
You may think it's just how you were born, but that's not the case, according to Kansas State University's Richard Harris, professor of psychology. He says it's not necessarily 1xbet online sports betting brain's ability that determines how well you can remember names, but rather 1xbet online sports betting level of interest.
"Some people, perhaps those who are more socially aware, are just more interested in people, more interested in relationships," Harris 1xbet online sports betting . "They would be more motivated to remember somebody's name."
This goes for people in professions like politics or teaching where knowing names is beneficial. But just because someone can't 1xbet online sports betting names doesn't mean they have a bad memory.
"Almost everybody has a very good memory for something," Harris 1xbet online sports betting .
The key to a good memory is 1xbet online sports betting level of interest, he said. The more interest you show in a topic, the more likely it will imprint itself on 1xbet online sports betting brain. If it is a topic you enjoy, then it will not seem like you are using 1xbet online sports betting memory.
For example, Harris 1xbet online sports betting a few years ago some students were playing a geography game in his office. He started to join in naming countries and their capitals. Soon, the students were amazed by his knowledge, although Harris didn't understand why. Then it dawned on him that his vast knowledge of capitals didn't come from memorizing them from a map, but rather from his love of stamps and learning their whereabouts.
"I learned a lot of geographical knowledge without really studying," he 1xbet online sports betting .
Harris 1xbet online sports betting this also explains why some things seem so hard to remember -- they may be hard to understand or not of interest to some people, such as remembering names.
Harris said there are strategies for training 1xbet online sports betting memory, including using a mnemonic device.
"If somebody's last name is Hefty and 1xbet online sports betting notice they're left-handed, 1xbet online sports betting could remember lefty Hefty," he said.
Another strategy is to use the person's name while 1xbet online sports betting talk to them -- although the best strategy is simply to show more interest in the people 1xbet online sports betting meet, he said.
