# So, you think you're good at remembering faces, but terrible with names?

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**Created:** [November 20, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/so-you-think-youre-good-at-remembering-faces-but-terrible-with-names/1039 "2018-11-20T21:27:38Z")\
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> **[So, you think you're good at remembering faces, but terrible with names? New...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181113215906.htm)**
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> The cringe-worthy experience of not being able to remember an acquaintance's name leads many of us to believe we are terrible with names. However, new research has revealed this intuition is misleading; we are actually better at remembering names...

  
The cringe-worthy experience of not being able to remember an acquaintance’s name leads many of us to believe we are terrible with names. However, new research has revealed this intuition is misleading; we are actually better at remembering names than faces.