LATE BREAKING NEWS: I am a woman trapped in a man's cranium.
I posted this last night but due to the onset of nighttime cold medicines it was accidentally backdated to 12/30/06
I imagine it's not such a shock to some of you that after taking an exhaustive online test that, based on the latest scientific research, I found out that I am blessed with a lady brain. Not the brain of a crazy astronaut lady (although I do give her props for the diapers), but a brain that answers a bunch of questions in a similar manner to a number of women who took the same test. I was pretty excited when I read the results but upon further reflection I am not sure how to reconcile some of my behaviors with the gender of my brain. Where does my love of Steven Segal movies come from? Do I really like Crank Yankers? How authentic is my desire to know the current debates in the UFO community over the Gulf Breeze Sightings? Maybe everything I know and desire is a mask put on by my female brain in order to save me from the psychological struggles of having a brain/body disconnect. This could be the secret behind my ability to charm lesbians and old ladies. I think my NyQuil & other assorted over-the-counter drugs are rapidly washing over my faculties so I'm going to log out & say good night, but y'all should take the test (be forewarned that it takes about 20 minutes) and let me know what it says. I'll put the details of my results in the comments section.
My Personal Brain Score: 50 on the female side, which is the average score for women. The average score for men is 50 on the male side.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/index_chooselogin.shtml
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Part 1
Angles
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: 12 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 0 - 12: You have more of a female brain. Scientists believe that people with a female brain find it more difficult to judge the slope of a line because they're not wired for spatial tasks. In past studies, 65 per cent of people who scored in this range were women.
Spot the difference
This task tested your ability to identify which objects changed position. You lost points, if you incorrectly identified objects.
Your score: 64%
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.
Find out more about our spatial abilities.
Part 2
Hands
You said your right 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.
Emotions and Systems
This task looked at whether you prefer to empathise or systemise.
PART 3
Empathising
Your empathy score is: 13 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: 11 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?
Some scientists claim that our empathy and systemising abilities can be traced all the way back to prehistoric times. Find out more.
Eyes
This task tested your ability to judge people's emotions.
Your score: 9 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.
PART 4
Fingers
We asked you to measure your ring and index fingers. Your ratios came to:
Right Hand: 0.98
Left Hand: 1.01
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. Find out what other things scientists think our ratios may tell us.
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.
Are you surprised at what researchers think they can learn from your answers? Find out more.
PART 6
3D shapes
This task tested your ability to mentally rotate 3D shapes.
Your score: 8 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 7 - 9: In past studies, 50 per cent of the people who scored in this range were women and 50 per cent were men.
This task looked at your verbal fluency.
Your score: you associated 10 word(s) with grey and you named 11 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 1 - 5 words: You are more of the strong, silent type with a male brain. You probably find it easier to express yourself in non-verbal ways, preferring action rather than words.
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.
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.
I scored in the middle, but the test fouled up and didn't count my word test-- I also didn't have a ruler so I fabricated my finger length answers-- but I figure I'd lean to the female side.
I didn't understand the part about dividing the money. If you were told to split something that divided equally, why wouldn't you go right down the middle? Greed is a natural function of the brain (or equity, for that matter)? What part of the brain sends the chemical that tells you to screw over another person?
I jerked off to the faces part-- should that change my score?
The eyes section looked like everyone was climaxing, but that wasn't a possible answer.
The spatial relation section gave me a headache, yet I scored better than average on it. Shows how screwed up I am.
On another note, I can vouch for The Man's power over old ladies. He's almost like catnip.
Once I attended a Ladies' Club charity buffet with him. The room was loaded with old biddies. As he made his way through the room to get to the lunch table for his watercress sandwiches, I noticed the women staring and fidgeting in their seats. A few even started to grind down on their chairs. I was fascinated and repulsed at the same time.
I had a hot dog.
Is anyone surprised that I'm more masculine than Greg?
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