Questions of sex and gender have lately come to interest me. I think I have been interested in such things for a while, but only recently in a more "scholarly" sense.
I don't know how accurate a this sort of test is, but the BBC site has a "what sex is your brain" quiz. Although really, I think "gender" would be more appropriate than "sex" in this instance, since conformity to the "gender ideal" seems to be what they're measuring (if you take "sex" as solely the biological "roots" that the gender concept revolves around, testing for "sex" is as simple as a DNA test).
I was greatly amused by my results. (Maybe they're suspect; I was pretty tired when I took most of this, oh well)
This first part is scale, with FEMALE on the left and MALE on the right, 0 in the center and 100 then on either side
Your personal brain score: 0
Average score for MEN who've taken this survey: 50 (toward the right)
Average score for WOMEN who've taken this survey: 50 (toward the left)
Part 1
Angles
Your score: 15 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
Your score: 36%
If you scored between 34 - 66%: You may have a balanced female-male brain.
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.
Part 3
Emotions and Systems
Empathising
Your empathy score is: 5 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: 7 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
Your score: 4 out of 10
If you scored 4 - 6: Your result suggests you have a balanced female-male brain and find it neither easy nor difficult to judge people's emotions.
Part 4
Fingers
We asked you to measure your ring and index fingers. Your ratios came to:
Right Hand: 0.95
Left Hand: 1.07
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.
Part 5
Faces
Your choices suggest you prefer more masculine 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.
Part 6
3D Shapes
Your score: 10 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
Your score: you associated 18 word(s) with grey and you named 13 word(s) that mean happy. We are assuming that all the words you entered are correct.
If you produced 6 - 10 words: Most people in this range have a female-type brain.
Ultimatum
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.
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.
Posted by url_elf | 10-05-08, 8:31 AM | 1 comments
[Random comment]
That test amused me as well, according to it I have an average male brain.
"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."
The difference is astounding, isn't it.. :3
