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greyweirdo. It was a relatively good day - I had lunch with blacktigr, who directed me to a nice diner close to her office - fantastic fish and chips there. Would like to do lunch with her more, as she's a scintillating conversationalist and a very interesting person. Although her office is sparse. There were errands run today that needed to be run. Hopefully, the last piece of those errands will appear before the week is out, and I can relax a little with no major deadlines for the organization appearing.
Second, things confiscated at the airport? You'll probably have to buy them back on ebay. Turns a tidy profit by taking things away from you.
First Joe, now Hillary? Perhaps the Democratic Party will start being a leftist organization... you know, liberals.
The New Yorker says the U.S. was plotting to bomb Hezbollah before Hezbollah provoked the bombing. At home, the DHS secretary wants wider surveillance powers. The longer things stay this way, the more possible it is that things will end badly for everyone.
BBC "What sex is your brain" test results:
On a scale of 100F-0-100M, I scored... Zero. Dead center androgyne. Neither male nor female tendencies. Okay. So, now for the testing results:
Part 1:
Angles Test: This task tested your ability to identify the angle of a line by matching it with its twin. This is a spatial task, which looks at how you picture space.
Your score: 17 out of 20
Average score for men: 15.1 out of 20
Average score for women: 13.3 out of 20
If you scored 13 - 17: You found this test neither hard nor easy. This suggests your brain has male and female traits when it comes to spatial ability.
Spot the difference Test: This task tested your ability to identify which objects changed position. You lost points if you incorrectly identified objects.
Your score: 86%
Average score for men: 39%
Average score for women: 46%
If you scored between 67 - 100%: Those with a female-type brain generally score in this range. Your ability to remember where objects are may serve as an advantage to you when you're trying to find your way around places. You're more capable of recalling landmarks to get from one place to another.
Part 2 - Hands Test: You said your left thumb was on top when you clasped your hands together.
Left thumb on top: This suggests the right half of your brain is dominant. Some studies theorise that as a right brain dominant person, you may excel in visual, spatial and intuitive processes.
However, these theories are debatable and leave much to be said about the small percentage of people who are ambidextrous.
So I'm right-brained to some degree. I'm not sure what that means in terms of a Male/Female Score
Part 3
Emotions and Systems: This task looked at whether you prefer to empathise or systemise.
Empathising
Your empathy score is: 12 out of 20
Average score for men: 7.9 out of 20
Average score for women: 10.6 out of 20
Empathisers are better at accurately judging other people's emotions and responding appropriately. If you scored 15 and above, you are very empathic and would be an ideal person to comfort people in a time of crisis. Women in general are better at empathising.
Systemising
Your systemising score is: 10 out of 20
Average score for men: 12.5 out of 20
Average score for women: 8.0 out of 20
Systemisers prefer to investigate how systems work. A system can be a road map, flat pack furniture, or a mathematical equation – anything that follows a set of rules. A score of 15 and above suggests you're good at analysing or building systems. Men in general are better at systemising.
Eyes Test: This task tested your ability to judge people's emotions.
Your score: 7 out of 10
Average score for men: 6.6 out of 10
Average score for women: 6.6 out of 10
If you scored 7 - 10: Your result suggests you are a good empathiser, sensitive to other people's emotions. Women generally fall into this category.
Professor Baron-Cohen at the University of Cambridge says that people usually perform better than they expect to on this test.
Part 4 - Fingers: We asked you to measure your ring and index fingers. Your ratios came to:
Right Hand: 0.94
Left Hand: 1
Average ratio for men: 0.982
Average ratio for women: 0.991
It's thought that your ratio is governed by the amount of testosterone you were exposed to in your mother's womb. The ratio of the length of your index finger to the length of your ring finger is set for life by as early as three months after conception. Even during puberty, when we experience intensive hormonal changes, the ratio stays the same.
Men generally have a ring finger that is longer than their index finger, which gives them a lower ratio than women, whose ring and index fingers are usually of equal length.
Studies have found that men and women with lots of brothers generally have more masculine finger ratios.
Part 5 - Faces: This task looked at how you rate the attractiveness of a series of faces. The images you looked at were digitally altered to create slight differences in masculinity. Your choices suggest you prefer more feminine faces.
Highly masculinised male faces possess more extreme testosterone markers such as a long, broad and lower jaw, as well as more pronounced brow ridges and cheekbones.
Interestingly, women's preferences are said to vary across the menstrual phase. A more masculine face is preferred during the 9 days prior to ovulation, when conception is most likely.
A typical 'attractive' female face possesses features such as a shorter, narrower, lower jaw, fuller lips and larger eyes than an average face.
Part 6:
3D shapes: This task tested your ability to mentally rotate 3D shapes.
Your score: 12 out of 12
Average score for men: 8.2 out of 12
Average score for women: 7.1 out of 12
If you scored 10 - 12: Are you an engineer or do you have a science background? People with these skills tend to score in this range. Past studies have concluded that people in this range have a more male brain.
Nearly a third of men who took this test got full marks, whereas less than 10 per cent of women managed the same.
Words: This task looked at your verbal fluency.
Your score: you associated 11 word(s) with grey and you named 9 word(s) that mean happy. We are assuming that all the words you entered are correct.
Average score for men: 11.4 words total
Average score for women: 12.4 words total
If you produced 6 - 10 words: Most people in this range have a female-type brain.
Women are said to use both sides of the brain when doing verbal tasks while men mainly use their left side. Studies have shown that girls develop vocabulary faster than boys. This difference in brain power is caused by levels of pre-natal testosterone.
Ultimatum: This task asked you how you would divide money.
If you had to split £50 with someone, where you proposed the amount of the split, and they OK whether the split should happen, you said you would demand £25
So far on the Sex ID test, men have demanded 51.6% (£25.80) of the pot and women have demanded 51.0% (£25.50), on average.
Sex differences are small in this task. Demanding less than 60% of the pot (ie £30) is more typically female. Demanding more than 65% of the pot (ie £32.50) is more typically male.
Scientists believe that people with lower testosterone levels tend to take fewer risks so they are probably more willing to keep less for themselves. Those with higher testosterone levels tend to drive a harder bargain and are less compromising.
Men's testosterone levels fluctuate over the seasons and are at their lowest levels during the springtime. This is said to influence their bargaining power.
(In this particular case, this task is really asking whether you recognize a common example problem in game theory. If you have, then you recognize it as that kind of problem and go straight to the solution. Even if you haven't, though, a little logic will work you through to the solution most likely to be accepted - the fair split.)
If you want to give it a go yourself, then mosey over to a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/add_user.shtml and type in a name. You can choose to delete your data afterwards if you want to.
greyweirdo. It was a relatively good day - I had lunch with blacktigr, who directed me to a nice diner close to her office - fantastic fish and chips there. Would like to do lunch with her more, as she's a scintillating conversationalist and a very interesting person. Although her office is sparse. There were errands run today that needed to be run. Hopefully, the last piece of those errands will appear before the week is out, and I can relax a little with no major deadlines for the organization appearing.Second, things confiscated at the airport? You'll probably have to buy them back on ebay. Turns a tidy profit by taking things away from you.
First Joe, now Hillary? Perhaps the Democratic Party will start being a leftist organization... you know, liberals.
The New Yorker says the U.S. was plotting to bomb Hezbollah before Hezbollah provoked the bombing. At home, the DHS secretary wants wider surveillance powers. The longer things stay this way, the more possible it is that things will end badly for everyone.
BBC "What sex is your brain" test results:
On a scale of 100F-0-100M, I scored... Zero. Dead center androgyne. Neither male nor female tendencies. Okay. So, now for the testing results:
Part 1:
Angles Test: This task tested your ability to identify the angle of a line by matching it with its twin. This is a spatial task, which looks at how you picture space.
Your score: 17 out of 20
Average score for men: 15.1 out of 20
Average score for women: 13.3 out of 20
If you scored 13 - 17: You found this test neither hard nor easy. This suggests your brain has male and female traits when it comes to spatial ability.
Spot the difference Test: This task tested your ability to identify which objects changed position. You lost points if you incorrectly identified objects.
Your score: 86%
Average score for men: 39%
Average score for women: 46%
If you scored between 67 - 100%: Those with a female-type brain generally score in this range. Your ability to remember where objects are may serve as an advantage to you when you're trying to find your way around places. You're more capable of recalling landmarks to get from one place to another.
Part 2 - Hands Test: You said your left thumb was on top when you clasped your hands together.
Left thumb on top: This suggests the right half of your brain is dominant. Some studies theorise that as a right brain dominant person, you may excel in visual, spatial and intuitive processes.
However, these theories are debatable and leave much to be said about the small percentage of people who are ambidextrous.
So I'm right-brained to some degree. I'm not sure what that means in terms of a Male/Female Score
Part 3
Emotions and Systems: This task looked at whether you prefer to empathise or systemise.
Empathising
Your empathy score is: 12 out of 20
Average score for men: 7.9 out of 20
Average score for women: 10.6 out of 20
Empathisers are better at accurately judging other people's emotions and responding appropriately. If you scored 15 and above, you are very empathic and would be an ideal person to comfort people in a time of crisis. Women in general are better at empathising.
Systemising
Your systemising score is: 10 out of 20
Average score for men: 12.5 out of 20
Average score for women: 8.0 out of 20
Systemisers prefer to investigate how systems work. A system can be a road map, flat pack furniture, or a mathematical equation – anything that follows a set of rules. A score of 15 and above suggests you're good at analysing or building systems. Men in general are better at systemising.
Eyes Test: This task tested your ability to judge people's emotions.
Your score: 7 out of 10
Average score for men: 6.6 out of 10
Average score for women: 6.6 out of 10
If you scored 7 - 10: Your result suggests you are a good empathiser, sensitive to other people's emotions. Women generally fall into this category.
Professor Baron-Cohen at the University of Cambridge says that people usually perform better than they expect to on this test.
Part 4 - Fingers: We asked you to measure your ring and index fingers. Your ratios came to:
Right Hand: 0.94
Left Hand: 1
Average ratio for men: 0.982
Average ratio for women: 0.991
It's thought that your ratio is governed by the amount of testosterone you were exposed to in your mother's womb. The ratio of the length of your index finger to the length of your ring finger is set for life by as early as three months after conception. Even during puberty, when we experience intensive hormonal changes, the ratio stays the same.
Men generally have a ring finger that is longer than their index finger, which gives them a lower ratio than women, whose ring and index fingers are usually of equal length.
Studies have found that men and women with lots of brothers generally have more masculine finger ratios.
Part 5 - Faces: This task looked at how you rate the attractiveness of a series of faces. The images you looked at were digitally altered to create slight differences in masculinity. Your choices suggest you prefer more feminine faces.
Highly masculinised male faces possess more extreme testosterone markers such as a long, broad and lower jaw, as well as more pronounced brow ridges and cheekbones.
Interestingly, women's preferences are said to vary across the menstrual phase. A more masculine face is preferred during the 9 days prior to ovulation, when conception is most likely.
A typical 'attractive' female face possesses features such as a shorter, narrower, lower jaw, fuller lips and larger eyes than an average face.
Part 6:
3D shapes: This task tested your ability to mentally rotate 3D shapes.
Your score: 12 out of 12
Average score for men: 8.2 out of 12
Average score for women: 7.1 out of 12
If you scored 10 - 12: Are you an engineer or do you have a science background? People with these skills tend to score in this range. Past studies have concluded that people in this range have a more male brain.
Nearly a third of men who took this test got full marks, whereas less than 10 per cent of women managed the same.
Words: This task looked at your verbal fluency.
Your score: you associated 11 word(s) with grey and you named 9 word(s) that mean happy. We are assuming that all the words you entered are correct.
Average score for men: 11.4 words total
Average score for women: 12.4 words total
If you produced 6 - 10 words: Most people in this range have a female-type brain.
Women are said to use both sides of the brain when doing verbal tasks while men mainly use their left side. Studies have shown that girls develop vocabulary faster than boys. This difference in brain power is caused by levels of pre-natal testosterone.
Ultimatum: This task asked you how you would divide money.
If you had to split £50 with someone, where you proposed the amount of the split, and they OK whether the split should happen, you said you would demand £25
So far on the Sex ID test, men have demanded 51.6% (£25.80) of the pot and women have demanded 51.0% (£25.50), on average.
Sex differences are small in this task. Demanding less than 60% of the pot (ie £30) is more typically female. Demanding more than 65% of the pot (ie £32.50) is more typically male.
Scientists believe that people with lower testosterone levels tend to take fewer risks so they are probably more willing to keep less for themselves. Those with higher testosterone levels tend to drive a harder bargain and are less compromising.
Men's testosterone levels fluctuate over the seasons and are at their lowest levels during the springtime. This is said to influence their bargaining power.
(In this particular case, this task is really asking whether you recognize a common example problem in game theory. If you have, then you recognize it as that kind of problem and go straight to the solution. Even if you haven't, though, a little logic will work you through to the solution most likely to be accepted - the fair split.)
If you want to give it a go yourself, then mosey over to a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/add_user.shtml and type in a name. You can choose to delete your data afterwards if you want to.
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Date: 2006-08-15 12:44 pm (UTC)I would have expected you to score higher on the empathy part to be honest. This test was really weird and had some bizarre questions. The "attractive faces" to me were NOT attractive at all, so I wound up constantly picking "slightly prefer" or whatever the option was. I was amused by the little tag about how the menstruation cycle affects what women pick. I was surprised at my eyes score...I think it's hard to tel lthe eyes based on only the eyes and you need the rest of the face.
The verbal fluency part was interesting. I think it's less male vs. female and more based on the level of education of the person. Or interests. Someone who writes a lot is bound to know more words to associate with "happy" than someone who doesn't.
so I suppose this test is more proof that you're not "manly"?