Memory!

1st Test
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/puzmatch.html

This test works by showing 20 pictures and giving you 30 seconds to memorize them. After the time is up, you write down the pictures you remember and check once you are done. On this test, I got 11 out of the 20 pictures(the ones circled above), which is close to half of them. This led me to think that I am close to the average for short term memory. I think that this is pretty valid because I have a better memory than many of my friends, but I am still far behind some of the others.

2nd Test
https://www.memorylosstest.com/free-short-term-memory-tests-online/

This test was testing also testing my short term memory, but it did this differently from my last test. It would show pictures of nature, and have me click the picture if it was repeated. This went on for around a minute and a lot of new pictures would be introduced. My accuracy score fell short of the requirement for a good memory which was 90%. However, my reaction time surpassed the 900 milliseconds needed for a good memory.  I think this test was pretty accurate, as I thought of me as having an average memory, and this test further confirmed that by me not being considered as having a good memory.

3rd Test
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_72.htm

This test was a quiz to measure your problem-solving skills and equate your answers into a total score. It was similar to many of the personality quizzes that can be found, with both of them requiring self-evaluation instead of testing you. The score I had ended up with was 46, which was near the middle of problem-solving ability. I think the test was valid because my problem-solving skills work sometimes but not in other scenarios.

Article
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191126140413.htm
The article was very interesting to me, as I love playing board games. However, the fact that playing board games can help keep your thinking skills sharp in your seventies compared to other people that age came as a shocker to me. The study tested more than 1000 people with a thinking test and repeated it every 3 years until they were 79. This helped lead to the conclusion that playing tangible games actually helped to slow down cognitive aging. Who knew that such a fun way to pass the time could help you out later in life!