Draw an apple

Published April 25, 2016

In 2015, researchers studying visual memory at the University of California, Los Angeles, asked students in two groups — one composed of 85 people, the other of 26 — to draw Apple’s logo from memory. In the first group, 75 out of 85 students said that they used Apple products regularly, while 24 out of 26 students in the second group said that they did. However, of the 101 students in the study, only one drew the Apple logo correctly. Later, when students were given a lineup of altered versions of the logo and asked to pick the right one, fewer than half chose correctly.

(Source: Harvard Business Review)

Published in Dawn, Business & Finance weekly, April 25th, 2016

Opinion

Editorial

Under siege
Updated 03 May, 2024

Under siege

Whether through direct censorship, withholding advertising, harassment or violence, the press in Pakistan navigates a hazardous terrain.
Meddlesome ways
03 May, 2024

Meddlesome ways

AFTER this week’s proceedings in the so-called ‘meddling case’, it appears that the majority of judges...
Mass transit mess
03 May, 2024

Mass transit mess

THAT Karachi — one of the world’s largest megacities — does not have a mass transit system worth the name is ...
Punishing evaders
02 May, 2024

Punishing evaders

THE FBR’s decision to block mobile phone connections of more than half a million individuals who did not file...
Engaging Riyadh
Updated 02 May, 2024

Engaging Riyadh

It must be stressed that to pull in maximum foreign investment, a climate of domestic political stability is crucial.
Freedom to question
02 May, 2024

Freedom to question

WITH frequently suspended freedoms, increasing violence and few to speak out for the oppressed, it is unlikely that...