Experiment 2

 

Carefully read the following sentence. You may read it as many times as you wish. When you are finished, scroll down to continue reading about this experiment.

 

 

 

 

 

Finished files are frequently

the result of years of

scientific research

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now that you have read the above sentence, you are ready to answer the following question.

 

How many instances of the letter 'F' do you find in the sentence?

 

If your answer is 4 then you should go back and count again!

 

The answer is actually 6. Your mind does not process the V sound in OF as an F, therefore most people will say 4 until the truth is pointed out to them!

 

 

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