Brain male or female (not rude) experiment

SPUGGIE J · 25-03-2006, 16:34

TRIED THIS AND WAS SHOCKED.

Worth a go though just for the fun of it. Will divulge later.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbo...oselogin.shtml

Sara · 25-03-2006, 18:24

Glad to say i've more of a female brain then male.

WillowTheWhisp · 25-03-2006, 19:05

I'm a boring average female there.

katex · 26-03-2006, 10:48

Well, started it and have saved for later >>> that first one with the lines 'aint doing my sore head any good at all.

AccyRach · 26-03-2006, 15:21

Apparently I am a man who is good in a crisis

- those darn 3D shapes........

SPUGGIE J · 26-03-2006, 17:49

Come on guys give it a go and see what happens or are you scared?

Tinkerbelle · 26-03-2006, 18:43

Angles - 10/20 Female
Spot the difference - 36% Balanced female brain
Hands - left brain dominance
Emotions and Systems - Empathy 17/20 very empathic ... Systemising 4/20 (surprise surprise lol!)
Eyes - 8/10 Empathiser again
Fingers - female
Faces - prefer more masculine faces
3D Shapes - 9/12 Am I an engineer? lol! No they were lucky guesses

words - 11 Female brain
Ultimatum - female response

It looks like I'm an average woman ..... with a beer belly, beard and moustache!

SPUGGIE J · 26-03-2006, 20:12

I demand a retake I was neither male or female!!!!!!!!

Going to try one more time and will post the results tomorrow.

Gayle · 26-03-2006, 20:17

I was mostly female - but then again I only have to look down to realise that!

doozer · 26-03-2006, 20:25

i was pleased to find out that i'm male
thank goodness

Margaret Pilkington · 26-03-2006, 21:12

Mainly female......but had Male ratio fingers.......it does say this might happen if you have a lot of brothers.......well, that must be it....I have 5 brothers.

SPUGGIE J · 26-03-2006, 21:36

I can safely say I am in a mess based on this. FAR FROM HAPPY ITS A FIX!!!!!!!!

Your personal brain score:

Average score for MEN who've taken this survey:

Average score for WOMEN who've taken this survey:

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: 15 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?

Spot the difference This task tested your ability to identify which objects changed position. You lost points, if you incorrectly identified objects.
Your score: 43%
Average score for men: 39%
Average score for women: 46%

What does your score suggest?

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 This task looked at whether you prefer to empathise or systemise.
Empathising

Your empathy score is: 7 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: 10 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: 3 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 0 - 3: Do you think you're good at judging how another person is feeling? Your score suggests this doesn't come to you quite so naturally.

Part 4

Fingers We asked you to measure your ring and index fingers. Your ratios came to:
Right Hand: 1.02
Left Hand: 0.95

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.

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 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.

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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.

Words This task looked at your verbal fluency.
Your score: you associated 10 word(s) with grey and you named 9 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. Find out more .

Ultimatum 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.