Last night's class reminded me of this test I had taken online a year ago. An online extension of the Secrets of the Sexes series produced by the BBC, the brain sex test ostensibly can tell you whether you think more like a typical female or a typical male.
The quiz is broken down into five or six parts and asks you to complete tasks that test your abilities in spatial reasoning, empathizing, systemizing, whether you prefer faces that are more masculine or feminine, and probably more that I am forgetting.
It only takes about 20-30 minutes and you don't have to take it all at once. Your data is compared to the rest of those who have taken the test and you are scored in each area as well as given an overall composite score that places you on a horizontal scale with completely female on one end and completely male at the other. I was placed halfway between gender neutral and male (not a huge surprise), but I am probably going to take the test again this weekend to see if I get different results after a year. I wonder if my placement might support the typical online gender behaviors we read about. As I mentioned in class, I have a tendency to flame people in the right environment . . . might my male-leaning brain let me off the hook? :)
Uh-oh, an emoticon! See--I'm breaking down the stereotypes already (and I'm German, by the way . . . )
I'd be interested to hear about anyone's experience with this--especially if you know anything about biology/psychology and could tell me anything about the theories/work these tests might be based on. I will check back in after I get a chance to take the test again.
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Just to update--I got the same results as last year. Also, I'm statistically average for males who took that test--I wonder if my online habits are average as well?
PS-You'll need a ruler for this test.
I had to go do this; I love these kinds of tests. No surprise, I scored right on the average of what the women who had taken the test scored! I know for sure now that I am a girl. Thanks John! :-)
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