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Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)

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Re: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)

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People who made the test software, please, please, don't resize my browser, send my info without telling me or redirecting to the site that built the test.

Other than that, I enjoyed the test. Simple, quick, painless and intriguing. I'm intrigued, can you see?

29 point something. I was expecting a lot less.

Re: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)

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I found that test extremely stressful, although I was on track for 33 / 36 when I stopped. Intriguing! Other HN'ers -- did you find it stress-inducing? The first Turing test I've gotten nervous doing.

Yes, I quit after a few questions (of which I had ~50% correct). I found it mentally taxing.

Re: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)

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People who made the test software, please, please , don't resize my browser, send my info without telling me or redirecting to the site that built the test. Other than that, I enjoyed the test. Simple, quick, painless and intriguing. I'm intrigued, can you see? 29 point something. I was expecting a lot less.

My feelings exactly. Got 29 points - in the ones that I got incorrect, it was usually the alternate that I had narrowed it down to that was the right one.

Re: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)

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Prediction: The average HNer will score significantly higher than the general average.

I hypothesise that the social issues geeks experience are predominantly caused by hypersensitivity to the emotions of others, rather than insensitivity; In keeping with the Dunning-Kruger hypothesis we tend to underestimate our ability to empathise, thereby causing us to overanalyse social situations, leading to anxiety and paralysis.

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