Brain Sex
Take the Sex ID
test and find out if you have a man's or a woman's brain.
Here's my results:
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Part 1 |
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Angles |
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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: 13 out of 20 Average score for
men: 15.1 out of 20 Average score for women:
13.3 out of 20
What does your result suggest?
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.
Interestingly, men's testosterone levels fluctuate through the seasons
and studies have shown that men's scores are lower in the spring, when
their testosterone levels are at their lowest.
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Spot the difference |
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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%
What does your score suggest?
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.
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Part 2 |
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Hands
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You said your left thumb was on top when you clasped
your hands together.
Right thumb on top: This suggests the left half of
your brain is dominant. Many studies have tried to establish whether there
is a relationship between handedness and brain dominance. Some scientists
believe that if you are left brain dominant, you would be more verbal and
analytical.
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.
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Part 3 |
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Emotions and Systems |
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This task looked at whether you prefer to empathise or systemise.
Empathising
Your empathy score is: 14 out of 20 Average
score for men: 7.9 out of 20 Average score for
women: 10.6 out of 20
What does your result suggest?
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: 13 out of
20 Average score for men: 12.5 out of
20 Average score for women: 8.0 out of 20
What does your result suggest?
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.
Scientists are keen to learn more about people who score high or low on
both tests. They want to find out whether or not empathising and
systemising are linked. Is a possible to make yourself more empathic?
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Eyes |
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This task tested your ability to judge people's emotions.
Your score: 8 out of 10 Average score for
men: 6.6 out of 10 Average score for women:
6.6 out of 10
What does your result suggest?
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.
Men often think a person's eyes are sending signals of desire when
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Part 4 |
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Fingers |
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We asked you to measure your ring and index fingers. Your ratios came
to:
Right Hand: 0.93 Left Hand: 0.93
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
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Part 5 |
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Faces |
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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.
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Part 6 |
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3D shapes |
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This task tested your ability to mentally rotate 3D shapes.
Your score: 11 out of 12 Average score for
men: 8.2 out of 12 Average score for women:
7.1 out of 12
What does your result suggest?
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. |
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Words |
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This task looked at your verbal fluency.
Your score: you associated
10 word(s) with grey and you named
8 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
What does your result suggest?
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. |
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Ultimatum |
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This task asked you how you would divide money.
If you had to split �50 with someone, 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.
What does your response suggest?
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. |
My personal brain score:
I scored a 50.
On the female end.
So I kinda think like a female? You'd think that means I'd understand
them, somewhat. I'm very confused by these findings.
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Posted by heydomsar
2006-12-28
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