Are you normal or abnormal? (This is awesome)

[Kenzya]

Took me less than a second and I thought of a yellow screwdriver.

How does this work?

[Jam930]

most people say red hammer.

So if you said red hammer, then you're like the other who said red hammer.
If you said something else then you're not like the people who said red hammer, at least when it comes to naming a tool and color as fast as you can.

On a large scale this is pretty stupid, but amusing enough to not be a total waste of time on a smaller scale perspective.

[Kenzya]

I know..

But why the numbers, I'm guessing they're not there for any other reason than for just being there..? There's no scientific explanation.. just most people , answering fast enough, would answer "red hammer"?

[talisman]

Here's how it works.

By having all the addition problems, you are put in your "math" brain. You take in two pieces of information and quickly spit out a third. When it comes to the end, you are already, or should already, be trying to answer as quickly as possible. Because the answer you give to a math problem is linked to the "output" part of your brain, as is talking, and because you are trying to think of something quickly, you will still be using the talking/output part of your brain, meaning that whatever comes first is probably going to be whatever is easiest to say. Red is the easiest color to say, and hammer is the easiest tool name to pronounce (that is common). So that's what you think. It helps to do these kind of things by giving the answers out loud.

Also, it doesn't really matter whether you think of "red hammer" like I did or "hammer...red" like both my parents did.

On those other ebaums tests I did pick seven on the first one, which makes sense because 5+7=12. But I didn't pick carrot. I picked kale. My mom picked cucumber. My friend, however, did say carrot.

[NeoDarkHeart]

i said blue screwdriver.