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SQ and EQ tests ...
Feb. 18th, 2004 12:46 amI spotted this pair of tests on the Guardian Unlimited site here.
To those of you living outside the UK, The Guardian is one of Great Britain's more learned newspapers, presenting many learned and academically interesting topics ... and no bloody pics of Jordan.
Anyways, the tests were designed to discover a person's Systematising Quotient, the degree to which they exhibit a desire to analyse a system (which would be an indication of "maleness," according to this Baron - Cohen's theory), and Empathy Quotient, the degree to which the brain exhibits "feminine" qualities, or one's "feminine side."
I shan't bore you with the questions: only the listed results.
What your SQ score means
On average women score about 24 and men score about 30.
0-19 = You have a lower than average ability for analysing and exploring a system.
20-39 = You have an average ability for analysing and exploring a system.
40-50 = You have an above average ability for analysing and exploring a system.
51-80 = You have a very high ability for analysing and exploring a system. Three times as many people with Asperger Syndrome score in this range, compared to typical men, and almost no women score this high.
What your EQ score means
On average, most women score about 47 and most men about 42. Most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20.
0-32 = You have a lower than average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately.
33-52 = You have an average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately. You know how to treat people with care and sensitivity.
53-63 = You have an above average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately. You know how to treat people with care and sensitivity.
64-80 = You have a very high ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately. You know how to treat people with care and sensitivity.
I got scores of 74 and 77 on my SQ and EQ tests, respectively, resulting in what I could only assume is a brain which falls under the classification of "extremely balanced," capable of both empathic and systemising behaviour, and a great deal of both at the same time.
I hate to seem cynical so soon after my last journal entry, but "well, DUH ..."
To those of you living outside the UK, The Guardian is one of Great Britain's more learned newspapers, presenting many learned and academically interesting topics ... and no bloody pics of Jordan.
Anyways, the tests were designed to discover a person's Systematising Quotient, the degree to which they exhibit a desire to analyse a system (which would be an indication of "maleness," according to this Baron - Cohen's theory), and Empathy Quotient, the degree to which the brain exhibits "feminine" qualities, or one's "feminine side."
I shan't bore you with the questions: only the listed results.
What your SQ score means
On average women score about 24 and men score about 30.
0-19 = You have a lower than average ability for analysing and exploring a system.
20-39 = You have an average ability for analysing and exploring a system.
40-50 = You have an above average ability for analysing and exploring a system.
51-80 = You have a very high ability for analysing and exploring a system. Three times as many people with Asperger Syndrome score in this range, compared to typical men, and almost no women score this high.
What your EQ score means
On average, most women score about 47 and most men about 42. Most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20.
0-32 = You have a lower than average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately.
33-52 = You have an average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately. You know how to treat people with care and sensitivity.
53-63 = You have an above average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately. You know how to treat people with care and sensitivity.
64-80 = You have a very high ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately. You know how to treat people with care and sensitivity.
I got scores of 74 and 77 on my SQ and EQ tests, respectively, resulting in what I could only assume is a brain which falls under the classification of "extremely balanced," capable of both empathic and systemising behaviour, and a great deal of both at the same time.
I hate to seem cynical so soon after my last journal entry, but "well, DUH ..."
