People Are Struggling to Find the Hidden 'T' in This Puzzle

Publish date
Wednesday, 2 Mar 2016, 1:18PM
Photo: iStock

Photo: iStock

How long does it take you to spot the T hidden in this maze of Ls?

Okay, now we'll give you a clue, it's not a red letter.

Photo: Johns Hopkins University

The Mirror reports that in a case study conducted by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, published by psychologicalscience.org, participants were given one colour to ignore.

Amazingly, scientists discovered that knowing what not to look for can actually slow down your reaction time at first.

That's not all, though. After the people taking part in the study had some practice, they were able to find the odd letter more rapidly than those who had not been given a colour to ignore. 

WEIRD!

It seems the more we practise ‘ignoring’ things, the better we get at finding what we’re looking for.

So just keep 'ignoring' that guy who hits on you all the time and you'll get better at it! 

 

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