“Sure, it’s a trick question. But a new study from memory researchers at Washington University in St….”
Thursday, February 11th, 2016“
Sure, it’s a trick question. But a new study from memory researchers at Washington University in St. Louis confirms that most Americans are confident that Alexander Hamilton was once president of the United States.
“Our findings from a recent survey suggest that about 71 percent of Americans are fairly certain that Alexander Hamilton is among our nation’s past presidents,” said Henry L. Roediger III, a human memory expert at Washington University. “I had predicted that Benjamin Franklin would be the person most falsely recognized as a president, but Hamilton beat him by a mile.
“The interesting thing is that their confidence in Hamilton having been president is fairly high – higher than for six or so actual presidents.”
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– Americans recognize ‘past presidents’ who never were, study finds (Science Daily)
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