How's your Empathy doing?

[JoFerret]

Obama strikes me as someone with fairly high emotional intelligence.
What's your EQ?
Take this EQ test from Baron Cohen:
http://www.glennrowe.net/BaronCohen/EmpathyQuotient/EmpathyQuotient.aspx

[LiberaI]

1. hm

68

[Rainbowreflect]

4. 68 for me too.

[goddess40]

2. I'll have to take this later

But I did see question 18. When I was a child, I enjoyed cutting up worms to see what would happen. - I still can't stand the thought of stepping on the things when they're on the sidewalk after it rains.

[LaurenG]

3. I did OK

Your score: 72
0 - 32 = low (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20)
33 - 52 = average (most women score about 47 and most men score about 42)
53 - 63 is above average
64 - 80 is very high
80 is maximum

[JoFerret]

5. Although strong EQ

is useful I don't think it is a simple hierarchy.

We need the lower EQ people too. They keep the trains running on schedule.(That's a bad example but i hope you get my drift.)
72 is an extremely high score. With a score like that you should be able to read minds and hearts through the computer screen!

[LaurenG]

6. I do agree with you, all people fit into the whole

some of us are born more sensitive and some are naturally just left brained. All of us are needed to help to bring balance.

I find it quite interesting that we are asking for change and Obama comes in. We have a better chance to balance the opposite paradigm now.

[JoFerret]

9. The world needs all sorts

Just in the right places.

I wonder how the average EQ of dems compares to average for repubs?

[Window]

7. Will do it later. Have to run.

[CreekDog]

8. 52

Obama is tons more classy and empathetic than I am.

[anonymous171]

10. ouch 34

[PBS Poll-435]

13. I feel your pain....

Or maybe I don't. :shrug:

I got a 35

[EFerrari]

14. That just means you use another modality.

We have all kinds of things going on in these brains.

I was at a teacher's seminar and they put a big pie chart up on the overhead projector screen. It was divided into about 8 different ways to learn, which also translate into 8 different ways to interact with your environment. This one quiz only seems to test for one of those. :)

[JoFerret]

40. It's a separate take

than Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. But like all such thing - needs to be taken with a shovel of salt.

And truth is - we need all sorts of people in the world. However - those with high EQ will have an easier time in politics.

Air traffic controllers not so much.

[PoliticalAmazon]

21. It's okay, it's just one test. n/t

[PBS Poll-435]

11. Yikes.

I didn't do well at all.

[EFerrari]

12. 76. Didn't I read somewhere lately a theory that there is an empathy gene?

I'd like to read about it because I can no more not empathize with other people than I could write with my left hand.

[EFerrari]

18. Here's one link -- although, I don't know if I agree with the terms of the study:

Israeli researchers discover gene for altruism
By David Brinn
January 23, 2005

Why are some people more prone to give charity or put themselves in danger in order to help others?

A team of Israeli psychologists claim they have the answer - they've located the first gene linked to altruistic behavior.

According to a study conducted by Prof. Richard Ebstein and colleagues at the Hebrew University and Herzog Memorial Hospital in Jerusalem, a link exists between people who appear selfless and seek to help others, and a gene variant on chromosome No. 11.

Volunteers who filled out a questionnaire exhibiting these traits then had DNA samples taken where the gene variant was discovered - which boosts receptors for the neurotransmitter dopamine, giving the brain a good feeling.
The study appears in the online edition of the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enZone=Profiles&enDisplay=view&enPage=BlankPage&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Articles^l894

[highplainsdem]

15. 66

[Guava Jelly]

16. 56

Your score: 56
0 - 32 = low (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20)
33 - 52 = average (most women score about 47 and most men score about 42)
53 - 63 is above average
64 - 80 is very high
80 is maximum

[NC_Nurse]

17. 65

Actually, I have worked to be LESS pulled into other people's problems and dramas and
not to be a doormat. I think I probably would have scored higher years ago. Being too
empathetic and understanding can hold you back sometimes.

[silverweb]

19. I'm "average" at 40.

While I greatly admire very empathetic people, I no longer have the patience with others that I used to. This result, therefore, is not very surprising.

[EFerrari]

20. I hope you don't mind, JoFerret. Here is a link to a multiple intelligences quiz:

http://www.mitest.com/o7inte~1.htm

[PBS Poll-435]

23. Alright...I tried that one too

The Seven Intelligence Areas

Linguistic: 9

Logical-Mathematical: 6

Spatial: 6

Bodily-Kinesthetic: 3

Musical: 8

Interpersonal: 3

Intrapersonal: 4



A Short Definition of your Highest Score

Linguistic - the ability to use language to describe events, to build trust and rapport, to develop logical arguments and use rhetoric, or to be expressive and metaphoric. Possible vocations that use linguistic intelligence include journalism, administrator, contractor, salesperson, clergy, counselors, lawyers, professor, philosopher, playwright, poet, advertising copywriter and novelist.

[EFerrari]

24. That's the same result I got.

Maybe we both have careers at Hallmark waiting for us. :)

[PBS Poll-435]

27. How rewarding!

:P

[TahitiNut]

28. Well ... that's about right.

The Seven Intelligence Areas

Linguistic: 8

Logical-Mathematical: 8

Spatial: 8

Bodily-Kinesthetic: 5

Musical: 8

Interpersonal: 7

Intrapersonal: 5



A Short Definition of your Highest Score

Linguistic - the ability to use language to describe events, to build trust and rapport, to develop logical arguments and use rhetoric, or to be expressive and metaphoric. Possible vocations that use linguistic intelligence include journalism, administrator, contractor, salesperson, clergy, counselors, lawyers, professor, philosopher, playwright, poet, advertising copywriter and novelist.

Logical-Mathematical - the ability to use numbers to compute and describe, to use mathematical concepts to make conjectures, to apply mathematics in personal daily life, to apply mathematics to data and construct arguments, to be sensitive to the patterns, symmetry, logic, and aesthetics of mathematics, and to solve problems in design and modeling. Possible vocations that use the logical-mathematics intelligence include accountant, bookkeeper, statistician, tradesperson, homemaker, computer programmer, scientist, composer, engineer, inventor, or designer.

Spatial - the ability to perceive and represent the visual-spatial world accurately, to arrange color, line, shape, form and space to meet the needs of others, to interpret and graphically represent visual or spatial ideas, to transform visual or spatial ideas into imaginative and expressive creations. Possible vocations that use spatial intelligence include illustrator, artist, guide, photographer, interior decorator, painter, clothing designer, weaver, builder, architect, art critic, inventor, or cinematographer.

Musical - the ability to understand and develop musical technique, to respond emotionally to music and to work together to use music to meet the needs of others, to interpret musical forms and ideas, and to create imaginative and expressive performances and compositions. Possible vocations that use the musical intelligence include technician, music teacher, instrument maker, choral, band, and orchestral performer or conductor, music critic, aficionado, music collector, composer, conductor, and individual or small group performer.

[EFerrari]

29. Your spread is similar to mine but I can't find left unless

I put my right hand over my heart, so there goes the whole spatial thing.

It's funny, too, because I do spatial much better when I just do it physically -- like rearranging the contents of a drawer. If I "think" about it, I get lost and need to call the fire department to rescue me. :)

[TahitiNut]

32. I was a bit disappointed at the Kinesthetic ...

... since I adore many kinds of physical activity. HOWEVER, at the age of 65 with congenital scoliosis that's resulted in chronic sciatica for the lat 15-20 years, I'm a bit limited in what activities I can pursue, particularly back in Michigan. On the west coast, I was able to scuba dive, swim, hike, bungee-jump, and do white-water rafting. Here, the various available activities aren't good for my back. (sigh) The questions had a slight bias to them that related to my current circumstance rather than history. Oh well.

In terms of "Spatial" ... I rarely take the time to 'organize' things. (A clean desk is a symptom of a sick mind.) I just tend to 'know' where things are. I was always very good at drafting, geometry, and analytical geometry. Newtonian physics was a breeze. When I traveled on business, I was VERY frequently in strange cities and towns. I NEVER get lost. Never. For some strange reason, I can just 'sense' the layout and find my way only rarely making any wrong turns. I explained it to others as my "pigeon brain." I'm very comfortable in new cities, U.S. or foreign. Conversely, in the Boy Scouts and Army, I was terrible at "orienteering." But good at navigation at the USCGA. Go figure.

[beac]

33. Interesting results for me on this one...

Linguistic: 10

Logical-Mathematical: 6

Spatial: 9

Bodily-Kinesthetic: 5

Musical: 10

Interpersonal: 5

Intrapersonal: 7


The Linguistic was sort of expected, but my elementary-school music teacher would be shocked to see my Musical score. Then again, she was trying to teach the flute to a kid with a massive overbite... LOL.

[JoFerret]

41. Not at all. Thanks

.

[Doityourself]

45. Hmmm...pegged me

Multiple Intelligences


Your Personal Evaluation



The Seven Intelligence Areas

Linguistic: 8

Logical-Mathematical: 6

Spatial: 4

Bodily-Kinesthetic: 4

Musical: 5

Interpersonal: 1

Intrapersonal: 6



A Short Definition of your Highest Score

Linguistic - the ability to use language to describe events, to build trust and rapport, to develop logical arguments and use rhetoric, or to be expressive and metaphoric. Possible vocations that use linguistic intelligence include journalism, administrator, contractor, salesperson, clergy, counselors, lawyers, professor, philosopher, playwright, poet, advertising copywriter and novelist.

[gblady]

22. 64

[MattBaggins]

25. It appears I have Aspergillus

Low low 30

Does this mean I am most likely to become a cereal killer?

[PBS Poll-435]

39. Not sure, but...

your urine might have a funny odor.

[Blue-Jay]

26. Baron Cohen? Isn't that the Borat-guy?

[anigbrowl]

37. His cousin, actually.

He's a good psychologist, though of a different kind from his more famous relative.

[RichardRay]

30. My career opportunities as the conductor of a major symphony

orchestra appear to be limited.


EQ = 68

The Seven Intelligence Areas
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Linguistic: 8
Logical-Mathematical: 9
Spatial: 5
Bodily-Kinesthetic: 6
Musical: 2
Interpersonal: 3
Intrapersonal: 10

[PBS Poll-435]

34. You seem to be REALLY in touch with yourself!

That is awesome.

[beac]

31. 53

Above average, but just barely... must be my empathy for worms that put me over the top. ;)

[cliffordu]

35. How did I flunk this ^^&$*&$^^% ^*76v thing??

[ruby slippers]

36. Ouch....I'm a 22.....but I agree, my emotions are never in check....

and my grandson has Asperger's, too, so does that make us bad people?

Your score: 22
0 - 32 = low (most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20)
33 - 52 = average (most women score about 47 and most men score about 42)
53 - 63 is above average
64 - 80 is very high
80 is maximum

[anigbrowl]

38. 23, but that doesn't surprise me much (asperger's). I have to work at this stuff.

[Tesha]

42. 50. Thanks for pointing us all to that! (NT)

[futureliveshere]

43. 47.. which is above average for most guys!!

So does that show I am in touch with my feminine side?

:P

[Doityourself]

44. Negative 15 lol joking..actually scored a 44