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Are you smarter than a Chimpanzee?


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Inoue and Matsuzawa from Kyoto University used the 'limited-hold memory task' to show that their chimps can out-perform college students. Watch Ayumu, then take the test below to see if your memory is as good as a chimp's!

 

Try the limited-hold memory task here: http://games.lumosity.com/chimp.html

to see how well you do. If you do bad, don't worry, I did too (I managed to get 7 out of 10 correct my first try).

 

Apparantly if you want, you can train your brain by playing these sorts of games. The chimp in the video was 7 years old at the time and trained in a Japanese Lab. It is now 11 years old and still going strong.

 

 

Anyone who can match the monkey without cheating (you can screenshot if you time it right, there is no time-limit to how long it takes to answer)

 

It took me 10 tries and here is a screenshot of me getting 10/10:

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I'm not sure the question is really are you smarter but who has the better memory, and honestly I have a terriable memory, but I agree that you can train yourself to improve your cognative functions. I did this a couple times and improved each time but was to lazy to "win" the game.

so sum up bad memory + laziness = chimp wins *proudly puts on dunce fez* :fez: :D

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First time: I got 2 out of 10 correct, so I was dumber than the chimp.

 

I got 8 out of 10 this time, and I tied the chimp.

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First time: I got 2 out of 10 correct, so I was dumber than the chimp.

 

I got 8 out of 10 this time, and I tied the chimp.

 

How many attempts did it take you to score the 8/10?

 

Has anyone else successfully managed to get a 10/10?

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How many attempts did it take you to score the 8/10?

 

Has anyone else successfully managed to get a 10/10?

 

That was only my second attempt to get an 8 out of 10 to be precise.

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