Είναι ένας «γρίφος» που χρησιμοποιείται συχνά στα σχολεία
Παρότι για τα παιδιά είναι «ευκολάκι», πολλές φορές οι ενήλικοι χρειάζονται περισσότερο χρόνο για να απαντήσουν στο απλό ερώτημα «σε ποια κατεύθυνση κινείται το λεωφορείο» και αρκετές φορές δίνουν τη σωστή απάντηση χωρίς να μπορούν να εξηγήσουν όμως πού βασίζεται το σκεπτικό τους.
Το National Geographic έφτιαξε μια εκδοχή του δημοφιλούς «γρίφου» με το κίτρινο λεωφορείο που είναι ολόιδιο στις δύο άκρες, με αποτέλεσμα να μην υπάρχει κανένα στοιχείο ως προς το ποια πλευρά του είναι το μπρος και ποια το πίσω.
Το ερώτημα είναι «προς τα πού πηγαίνει το λεωφορείο» και η απάντηση είναι συνάρτηση μιας λεπτομέρειας που λίγοι παρατηρούν- ακόμα κι εκείνοι που απαντούν σωστά: στο γεγονός πως δεν φαίνονται οι πόρτες του.
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Αυτό σημαίνει πως οι πόρτες βρίσκονται στην άλλη πλευρά του λεωφορείου και άρα ο οδηγός βρίσκεται μπροστά αριστερά και το λεωφορείο πηγαίνει προς τα αριστερά. Αν βέβαια μιλάμε για Βρετανία ή Κύπρο ή αλλού που ο οδηγός βρίσκεται στα δεξιά, τότε το λεωφορείο κατευθύνεται δεξιά.
Το National Geographic χρησιμοποίησε τον γρίφο στην τηλεοπτική σειρά Brain Games διαπιστώνοντας πως το 80% των παιδιών κάτω των 10 ετών απαντούσαν σωστά και αμέσως.
Η άμεση και σωστή απάντηση των παιδιών αποδίδεται στο γεγονός πως έχουν καλύτερες επιδόσεις στη χρήση οπτικών ερεθισμάτων και αξιοποίηση παλαιότερων εμπειριών για να ερμηνεύσουν μια εικόνα ή μια κατάσταση.
Έρευνα από το University College London and Birkbeck, University of London έδειξε πως τα παιδιά κάτω των 12 ετών προσλαμβάνουν τις οπτικές πληροφορίες διαφορετικά από τους ενηλίκους και τείνουν να χρησιμοποιούν τα πρώτα οπτικά στοιχεία που ο εγκέφαλός τους επεξεργάζεται, κάτι που μπορεί να κάνει τις κρίσεις τους λιγότερο ακριβείς αλλά ταχύτατες.
Πηγή: dailymail.co.uk
Can YOU solve the children's puzzle that leaves adults flummoxed? Brain teaser that asks which direction a bus is travelling in leaves grown ups scratching their heads
Puzzle involves figuring out which direction a bus is travelling in
80 per cent of under 10s solved instantly in National Geographic test
But brain teaser is said to be more difficult for adults
Children thought to be better at using visual clues to interpret situations
By SIOFRA BRENNAN FOR MAILONLINE
It's commonly used as a brain teaser to test pupils' logic skills at school, and children seem to be able to solve it in an instant.
But despite it being a breeze for youngsters, a puzzle which asks you to identify which direction a bus is travelling in often leaves adults scratching their heads.
National Geographic has created a version of the popular puzzle showing a yellow bus with identical windows at either end - giving no clue as to which is the front or back of the bus.
Which direction is the bus travelling in? National Geographic's version of a popular logic puzzle for their Brain Games TV series went viral earlier this month, but it often proves too much of a challenge for adults +4.
Which direction is the bus travelling in? National Geographic have created a version of a popular logic puzzle for their Brain Games TV series, but it often proves too much of a challenge for adults.
The correct answer is that - if you're in the UK - the bus is travelling to the right. And the key to solving the puzzle is the fact that you can't see the passenger doors.
This means they must be on the other side of the bus, and if you're in the UK where people drive on the left side of the road this means the bus is going right. The opposite applies in the US and other countries where people drive on the right - and the bus would be travelling on the left.
National Geographic featured the popular puzzle as part of their Brain Games TV series, and said that 80 per cent of children under 10 they tested got it right instantly.
Although the teaser is not new, it's recently cropped up again as people share it on social media. In a test of under 10-year-olds around 80 per cent were able to solve the brain teaser instantly.
The key to solving the puzzle is the fact there's no doors visible, meaning they're on the other side. If you're in the UK the bus is travelling to the right, and in other countries where people drive on the right hand side of the road, the bus is travelling to the left.
There's no specific figures on how adults have fared, but they're said to find the puzzle a lot more difficult to answer than children. It's though that this is down to youngsters being better at using visual cues and past experience to interpret a picture or situation.
Research from University College London and Birkbeck, University of London has found that children under 12 perceive visual information differently from adults. They tend to use the first visual cue their brain processes to form judgments, making them less accurate but much faster.
Adults, on the other hand, use different kinds of visual information in addition to sensory cues to form judgments.
National Geographic bus test about direction leaves adults flummoxed.
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Αυτό σημαίνει πως οι πόρτες βρίσκονται στην άλλη πλευρά του λεωφορείου και άρα ο οδηγός βρίσκεται μπροστά αριστερά και το λεωφορείο πηγαίνει προς τα αριστερά. Αν βέβαια μιλάμε για Βρετανία ή Κύπρο ή αλλού που ο οδηγός βρίσκεται στα δεξιά, τότε το λεωφορείο κατευθύνεται δεξιά.
Το National Geographic χρησιμοποίησε τον γρίφο στην τηλεοπτική σειρά Brain Games διαπιστώνοντας πως το 80% των παιδιών κάτω των 10 ετών απαντούσαν σωστά και αμέσως.
Η άμεση και σωστή απάντηση των παιδιών αποδίδεται στο γεγονός πως έχουν καλύτερες επιδόσεις στη χρήση οπτικών ερεθισμάτων και αξιοποίηση παλαιότερων εμπειριών για να ερμηνεύσουν μια εικόνα ή μια κατάσταση.
Έρευνα από το University College London and Birkbeck, University of London έδειξε πως τα παιδιά κάτω των 12 ετών προσλαμβάνουν τις οπτικές πληροφορίες διαφορετικά από τους ενηλίκους και τείνουν να χρησιμοποιούν τα πρώτα οπτικά στοιχεία που ο εγκέφαλός τους επεξεργάζεται, κάτι που μπορεί να κάνει τις κρίσεις τους λιγότερο ακριβείς αλλά ταχύτατες.
Πηγή: dailymail.co.uk
Can YOU solve the children's puzzle that leaves adults flummoxed? Brain teaser that asks which direction a bus is travelling in leaves grown ups scratching their heads
Puzzle involves figuring out which direction a bus is travelling in
80 per cent of under 10s solved instantly in National Geographic test
But brain teaser is said to be more difficult for adults
Children thought to be better at using visual clues to interpret situations
By SIOFRA BRENNAN FOR MAILONLINE
It's commonly used as a brain teaser to test pupils' logic skills at school, and children seem to be able to solve it in an instant.
But despite it being a breeze for youngsters, a puzzle which asks you to identify which direction a bus is travelling in often leaves adults scratching their heads.
National Geographic has created a version of the popular puzzle showing a yellow bus with identical windows at either end - giving no clue as to which is the front or back of the bus.
Which direction is the bus travelling in? National Geographic's version of a popular logic puzzle for their Brain Games TV series went viral earlier this month, but it often proves too much of a challenge for adults +4.
Which direction is the bus travelling in? National Geographic have created a version of a popular logic puzzle for their Brain Games TV series, but it often proves too much of a challenge for adults.
The correct answer is that - if you're in the UK - the bus is travelling to the right. And the key to solving the puzzle is the fact that you can't see the passenger doors.
This means they must be on the other side of the bus, and if you're in the UK where people drive on the left side of the road this means the bus is going right. The opposite applies in the US and other countries where people drive on the right - and the bus would be travelling on the left. National Geographic featured the popular puzzle as part of their Brain Games TV series, and said that 80 per cent of children under 10 they tested got it right instantly.
Although the teaser is not new, it's recently cropped up again as people share it on social media. In a test of under 10-year-olds around 80 per cent were able to solve the brain teaser instantly.
The key to solving the puzzle is the fact there's no doors visible, meaning they're on the other side. If you're in the UK the bus is travelling to the right, and in other countries where people drive on the right hand side of the road, the bus is travelling to the left.
There's no specific figures on how adults have fared, but they're said to find the puzzle a lot more difficult to answer than children. It's though that this is down to youngsters being better at using visual cues and past experience to interpret a picture or situation.
Research from University College London and Birkbeck, University of London has found that children under 12 perceive visual information differently from adults. They tend to use the first visual cue their brain processes to form judgments, making them less accurate but much faster.
Adults, on the other hand, use different kinds of visual information in addition to sensory cues to form judgments.
National Geographic bus test about direction leaves adults flummoxed.
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