<p>Is there a neuroscience explanation for the behavior in the following experiment? Are there any papers or research conducted to find out why this differentiation happens?</p>
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<p>Count the number of <code>F</code>s in the following text in 15 seconds:</p>
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<p>FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULTS OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS</p>
</blockquote>
<p>If you found three <code>F</code>s then you are a male.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Source for this experiment can be found in <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/hXN8U.jpg" rel="noreferrer">this image</a>.</p>

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2017-12-28T19:15:51.077Z
Related: https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/13946/7001
Arnon Weinberg
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2017-12-28T19:44:45.053Z
Better question: are there any papers investigating *whether* this differentiation happens? The result seems implausible.
dkv
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2017-12-31T05:22:52.917Z
@jjack: yes, but probably for a more innocuous reason, namely that it seems easier to detect at the beginning of a word.
got trolled too much this week
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2018-01-01T02:57:03.510Z
I found more than 3 Fs and I’m male. How can the last statement be valid? Maybe the word ‘probably’ should be added at the very least...
tale852150
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2018-01-03T16:27:53.647Z
@Fizz: I see your point. Despite I was among the (lucky few?) people who did detect the extra f's.
jjack
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Why do male brains not detect extra "F"
Naveen Dennis
# Why do male brains not detect extra "F"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-28)

Is there a neuroscience explanation for the behavior in the following experiment? Are there any papers or research conducted to find out why this differentiation happens?

> Count the number of `F`s in the following text in 15 seconds:
>
> > FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULTS OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
>
> If you found three `F`s then you are a male.

Source for this experiment can be found in [this image](https://i.sstatic.net/hXN8U.jpg).

**Tags:** cognitive-psychology, social-psychology, measurement, brain

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Related: https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/13946/7001  
> **username_2**: Better question: are there any papers investigating *whether* this differentiation happens? The result seems implausible.  
> **username_3**: @username_5: yes, but probably for a more innocuous reason, namely that it seems easier to detect at the beginning of a word.  
> **username_4**: I found more than 3 Fs and I’m male. How can the last statement be valid? Maybe the word ‘probably’ should be added at the very least...  
> **username_5**: @Fizz: I see your point. Despite I was among the (lucky few?) people who did detect the extra f's.  

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