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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?)
#72Prediction: 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 paralys…
Yup... 31 here.
Re: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)
#73I got 21. I have a feeling that if I took this test a bunch of times (with different faces) that I'd probably get better at it.
Re: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)
#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think that's rather the point of the test.
While it's possible that I do have Asperger's (and I'd be interested to know if I did), I'm not sure how this properly tests anything. I know that Asperger's is sometimes characterised by a lack of understanding of social nuances and non-verbal expression, but how often do people have to react to only eyes as opposed to all facial expressions, supported by body language and words?
>how often do people have to react to only eyes as opposed to all facial expressions, supported by body language and words?
When they are being lied to. That is, every day.
Re: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)
#75It would be nice if they'd tell us the standard deviation in addition to the averages. I got 19, which puts me below the mean for the Asperger/HFA population, but I'm fairly sure I'm not in that category. Really, the two averages are barely more than four points apart, which is a rather modest interval compared to the range of scores that's been reported in this thread so far. Edit: It'd also be cool if they gave us…
I found it interesting that, of the faces that I misidentified, all but one of them was female. It would be interesting to know if the statistics point to a significant difference in performance depending on the gender of the participant and the gender of the person's face being viewed. I got a 29 overall.
Re: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)
#76Prediction: 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 paralys…
33. at first, I thought that it was just faking me out & telling me I was right on all of them. usually, I don't notice details about people very easily (gained/lost weight, new haircut, etc), unless I make a conscious effort to concentrate on such details. Perhaps that could be another contributing factor between the results and what one might expect.
Re: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)
#77Prediction: 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 paralys…
32. At least those responding corroborate your prediction. Could be self-selection. Those I got wrong I spent too much time analyzing, might have selected the "correct" answer if I had acted quicker. Does that corroborate Dunning-Kruger a bit? EDIT: Reading further in the comments quite a few folks revealed a lower score. Actually that should not be too surprising, since some number of high-achieving, socially awkwar…
How about just good or bad luck with the test?
Re: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)
#78Prediction: 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 paralys…
I did a version of this test without instant feedback around a month ago and got 20/36, and just got a 25 on this one.
Learning effects?
Re: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)
#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
While it's possible that I do have Asperger's (and I'd be interested to know if I did), I'm not sure how this properly tests anything. I know that Asperger's is sometimes characterised by a lack of understanding of social nuances and non-verbal expression, but how often do people have to react to only eyes as opposed to all facial expressions, supported by body language and words?
>how often do people have to react to only eyes as opposed to all facial expressions, supported by body language and words? When they are being lied to. That is, every day.
What makes you think that people can control their body language, but not their eyes?
Re: Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?)
#8019. I thought the test was a joke until my wife took it and got 31.