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Comment author: Dmytry 06 March 2012 07:55:31AM 0 points [-]

Well, as far as attitude towards savings - or other topic being studied is concerned - yes the behaviour is very diverse. As far as human cognition goes - some people using mental imagery, some people not having mental imagery at all - ditto.

But what does 'very varied' mean? Well, too varied for the common methods would do. As varied as my atomic weight example.