Chimp Test
Numbers flash on screen briefly â memorise their positions, then tap them in order from 1 upward after they vanish. Based on the famous Ayumu chimpanzee study. Can you beat a chimp?
How to Play đ Chimp Test
The Chimp Test is based on a real scientific study from Kyoto University, in which a young chimpanzee named Ayumu consistently outperformed adult humans at memorising the positions of numbers on a touchscreen. Numbers from 1 upward are scattered at random positions across a grid. You have a few seconds to study where each number sits â then they all vanish and are replaced by blank squares. Your job is to tap the squares in the correct order from 1 upward, from memory alone. Tap the square where 1 was, then where 2 was, and so on. If you tap the wrong square, you lose a life and the round restarts at a slightly easier level. You start with 4 numbers and gain one extra number with each successful round, getting progressively harder. The show time also shortens as the number count increases. You get 3 lives in total. Researchers found that most adult humans begin to struggle around 6 or 7 numbers, while Ayumu could reliably handle 9 in under a quarter of a second. Scientists believe humans may have traded this raw photographic spatial memory for language and abstract reasoning as we evolved â which is why a chimpanzee can beat most humans at this specific task.
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- â No download or installation
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- â Mobile and touch friendly
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