tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post5560632368211749441..comments2023-12-22T03:20:29.631-07:00Comments on Ilyka Damen: That BBC Brain Quizilykahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01286988732452435904noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-8298189967571052632007-10-19T06:48:00.000-06:002007-10-19T06:48:00.000-06:00So if something is generally true, that makes it a...So if something is generally true, that makes it a stereotype and therefore untrue? Is this right or left brain logic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-56619851981538669772007-01-02T12:47:00.000-07:002007-01-02T12:47:00.000-07:00Which makes it all the cuter!Which makes it all the cuter!ilykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286988732452435904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-21373462226925236482007-01-02T12:27:00.000-07:002007-01-02T12:27:00.000-07:00It's interestisng that the scoring puts the averag...It's interestisng that the scoring puts the average male and average female into the "balanced male-female brain", even though the extremes are stereotypically asociated.<br /><br />Seriously, though, the whole thing is horrible. The results are grossly misleading, the text during the test evokes stereotype threat, the bias is thick: "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."<br /><br />DreadfulKaethehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138988651491869091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-91426912211260737892007-01-02T07:22:00.000-07:002007-01-02T07:22:00.000-07:00Ha! exactly. who knew you could make a respectab...Ha! exactly. who knew you could make a respectable scientific type career out of designing Blogthings? <br /><br />i kind of suck at spatial awareness, or at least in certain ways; and math was never my strong suit; but i figure it's just one of those things.belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-5042896186758404492006-12-31T01:18:00.000-07:002006-12-31T01:18:00.000-07:00It's just so... arbitrary.
Yeah, pretty much. Bu...<i>It's just so... arbitrary.</i><br /><br />Yeah, pretty much. But we're supposed to take it more seriously because it's the BBC and not Blogthings. Mm-hmm and okay.ilykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286988732452435904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-90929194195258467292006-12-31T01:12:00.000-07:002006-12-31T01:12:00.000-07:00The first time I tried this test, I got 20 points ...The first time I tried this test, I got 20 points female, the second time I got 50 points male. (a few hours later). Apparently you can become manlier by practice with geometry problems. (actually, I scored great both times around for geometry, I just kind of lost patience with the 'spot the difference' game and picked 'female attraction' for the faces second time around. The third time, just now, I was tired and scored female again. Is this testing how awake I am, or what?<br /><br />Given that the averages are so close together that you'd just get a big purple cloud if you charted all the responses, the test is meaningless. I mean, they didn't even ask questioners at the end if they really WERE male or female, to see if it matched up with their results - if a whole lot of women have a "male" type brain, can they still really say that brain type is male? <br /><br />I mean, for lots of those sections, it's kind of like they said, "Well, we think this trait is kind of manly, so let's make this side the male side." I mean, with the eye judging, both sexes averaged the same, 6.6, but they said "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." Which is it, BBC? If women average 6.6, how are they also generally good empathisers, scoring between 7-10? And how the hell was the stupid thumb thing measured, anyway? "well, we think analytical = male, so we'll make right thumb = male, and so that leaves us visual and spatial for left thumb... crap, we think those are male too! Oh wait, we've still got intuitive. Phew, that can make left thumb = female. Glad we figured that out."<br /><br />It's just so... arbitrary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-22018657777560682202006-12-30T19:42:00.000-07:002006-12-30T19:42:00.000-07:00Did you know women use twice as many words as men?...Did you know women use twice as many words as men?"<br /><br />Whoever wrote that has not read Stephen King or the Congressional Record lately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-88828052406778602312006-12-30T14:34:00.000-07:002006-12-30T14:34:00.000-07:00I got those. I ended up listing a lot of metals. W...I got those. I ended up listing a lot of metals. What's grey? Boring cars? Rocks? Happy was much easier -- I got about twice as many as grey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-1546836243597018252006-12-30T14:27:00.000-07:002006-12-30T14:27:00.000-07:00I forgot to put in the words! Well, that was prob...I forgot to put in the words! Well, that was probably a mental block because I hated that part for its smarmy "did you know?" conclusion. "Did you know women use twice as many words as men? Even though they don't, we're going to claim it anyway, because it makes us feel extra-specially good right <i>there</i>."<br /><br />I got 5 and 4 on the words. Does everyone get the same words? I got "grey" and "happy."ilykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286988732452435904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-61364650942249926182006-12-30T13:17:00.000-07:002006-12-30T13:17:00.000-07:00I am far dudier. 20/20 for the angles and the bloc...I am far dudier. 20/20 for the angles and the blocks, but 4/10 for the eyes. (I did get lots of words, though.) Also, something like 11/20 empathising, 17/20 systematising. I cheated on the remembering where things go because it's too boring.<br /><br />Obviously my secondary sex characteritics are fake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-22047688918302059952006-12-30T08:52:00.000-07:002006-12-30T08:52:00.000-07:00I love the way it's just assumed that men are more...I love the way it's just assumed that men are more logical and rational than women. I'm more logical and rational in test situations than <i>any man I know</i>. For real. On the GRE's logic section, I apparently only missed one question.Amanda Marcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098500818240791320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-80651135646619952342006-12-30T08:34:00.000-07:002006-12-30T08:34:00.000-07:00Oops, sorry, not not 18 out of 20 on spot the diff...Oops, sorry, not not 18 out of 20 on spot the difference. 12 out of 14 correct and 0 incorrect.Lesley Plumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194216391809778540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-19491947071198219222006-12-30T08:32:00.000-07:002006-12-30T08:32:00.000-07:00I got 25 points towards female.
18 out of 20 on a...I got 25 points towards female.<br /><br />18 out of 20 on angles. 18 out of 20 on spot the difference. So clearly, I am highly masculine and highly feminine.<br /><br />Right thumb on top.<br /><br />7 out of 20 on empathizing. 16 out of 20 on systemizing. You think you're mean and don't bond with people?<br /><br />I got 8 out of whatever the fuck it was on the eyes thing.<br /><br />Finger length - She's a man, baby, a man! I was at like 0.96.<br /><br />I like masculine faces. Of course, there's no cultural influence in that at all.<br /><br />Shapes - 16 out of 20.<br /><br />Words - average of 6.Lesley Plumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194216391809778540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-29976581820184266832006-12-30T07:43:00.000-07:002006-12-30T07:43:00.000-07:00I spent far more time than is necessary hating the...I spent far more time than is necessary hating the fact that all of the women in the eye pictures were wearing half an inch of eyeliner.evil_fizzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393666626052768787noreply@blogger.com