Psychological moments. Effective trick and its solution

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Another category of tricks with numbers, quite different from tricks with the prediction or guessing of a number, is based on what are called psychological moments. These tricks do not always work out, but for some unknown psychological reasons, the chances of success in demonstrating them turn out to be much greater than one might expect.

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Here is a simple example. If you ask for any number from 1 to 10, most people will name a seven, and if the given limits are 1 and 5, then a three.

Another interesting psychological factor, first noticed by no one knows who, can be used in focus as follows. Write the number 37 on a piece of paper and set it aside. Then, turning to someone present, say: "Please name a two-digit number between 1 and 50, so that both of its digits are odd and different. For example, the number 11 cannot be called." It may seem strange, but there are many chances that the viewer will name 37 (the second most likely number is 35). In essence, his choice is limited to eight numbers, and the mention of the number 11, as it were, attracts his thinking to the numbers of the third ten.

If this trick works for you, try another one after it. This time, ask for a two-digit number between 50 and 100, both digits of which must be even and, as in the previous case, distinct. In this case, the viewer's choice is limited to seven numbers, of which 68 seems to be most often called. If there are playing cards at hand, you can predict this number by putting a six and an eight face down on the table. This improves your chances of success, as you have a choice between two possible answers, i.e. between 68 and 86, depending on which card you reveal first.

Author: M.Gardner

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