Do you have a male or female brain?

[KRSESQ]

Angles
Your score: 16 out of 20
Average score for men: 15.1 out of 20
Average score for women: 13.3 out of 20


Spot the difference

Your score: 21%
Average score for men: 39%
Average score for women: 46%


Hands

You said your left 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.

Left thumb on top: This suggests the right half of your brain is dominant. Some studies theorise that as a right brain dominant person, you may excel in visual, spatial and intuitive processes.


Empathising

Your empathy score is: 8 out of 20
Average score for men: 7.9 out of 20
Average score for women: 10.6 out of 20


Systemising

Your systemising score is: 17 out of 20
Average score for men: 12.5 out of 20
Average score for women: 8.0 out of 20


Eyes
This task tested your ability to judge people's emotions.

Your score: 7 out of 10
Average score for men: 6.6 out of 10
Average score for women: 6.6 out of 10


Fingers
We asked you to measure your ring and index fingers. Your ratios came to:

Right Hand: 0.92
Left Hand: 1


Faces
Your choices suggest you prefer more feminine faces.


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



Words
This task looked at your verbal fluency.

Your score: you associated 4 word(s) with grey and you named 4 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


Ultimatum

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.

Still trying to figure out the aggregate scoring system.

Kevin

[Umfriend]

What I do not understand is why in the ultimatum test so many take the irrational choice of demanding just $25 or something close to this amount.

[VJ]

What I do not understand is why in the ultimatum test so many take the irrational choice of demanding just $25 or something close to this amount.

Minimizing the risk that the other party will not agree.

If you would demand £49, then I would not agree (nothing personal ), and we both end up with nothing.


Jörg

[KvHagedorn]

Yeah, umf.. believe it or not, most people are not ruled by bland logic. I would tell you to go to hell if you demanded $49 of the pot, too. I said $26 because I still wanted to "win," but would make it as close to fair as possible.

[GNEP]

I put £25 there, because I would gain more (in terms of my valuation of "feelgood factor") from the other person getting a fair deal and free money than I would from any extra unearned income... I would give them £50 but that might leave them feeling awkward and in my debt so the feelgood factor would be diminished.

[az]

What I do not understand is why in the ultimatum test so many take the irrational choice of demanding just $25 or something close to this amount.

Because people punish greediness and unsocial behaviour, like demanding 49$. And because I'm a nice guy.

[Umfriend]

Minimizing the risk that the other party will not agree.

Rubbish. If you wanted to minimise the probability of the other not agreeing you'd demand $1 or nothing even.

Yeah, umf.. believe it or not, most people are not ruled by bland logic. I would tell you to go to hell if you demanded $49 of the pot, too.

Because people punish greediness and unsocial behaviour, like demanding 49$. And because I'm a nice guy.

Apparantly. Still, even the emotion you'd have (go to hell) seems weird to me. It's not like there is a fair sharing of something that should acrue to both. All of a sudden $50 is there. Would you be pissed if the guy just gave it to me and left you with nothing? Why is that worse than getting $1 (which is still more than $0)

Again, this money was not gotten as a reward for anything nor did you or the other have any reason to get it. How can there be unfair sharing if there is no basis for assessing fairness here? What about the other 48 people standing around the two of you? WOudl you give each $1? Would you give each $0.50 if the one guy you gave $25 to does not share with the others?

I put £25 there, because I would gain more (in terms of my valuation of "feelgood factor") from the other person getting a fair deal and free money than I would from any extra unearned income... I would give them £50 but that might leave them feeling awkward and in my debt so the feelgood factor would be diminished.

Ahh, thx dude. At least that is a fair answer. Out of selfishness you give the other guy half. I am kewl with that. What if he does not accept, would it make you feel bad? What if he accepts but tells you you are an ****ole for taking $25 for yerself?

[VJ]

Apparantly. Still, even the emotion you'd have (go to hell) seems weird to me. It's not like there is a fair sharing of something that should acrue to both. All of a sudden $50 is there. Would you be pissed if the guy just gave it to me and left you with nothing? Why is that worse than getting $1 (which is still more than $0)

Let's see... All of a sudden, there is $50 there, and we are the only ones that know of it. Why should you get a bigger part? But along the same lines, why should I get a bigger part?
It seems logical to me to divide amongst all the people that know about it. So your example about the 48 others is irrelevant (if they are not aware that we suddenly might have $50).

If you were to demand $49, I dunno if I would refuse that $1, but it certainly would seem pretty unfair to me. I could certainly understand someone else for refusing this one-sided distribution. Hence the reason I chose $25.

Perhaps GNEP has formulated it best (with his 'feel-good factor').


Jörg

[GNEP]

Ahh, thx dude. At least that is a fair answer. Out of selfishness you give the other guy half. I am kewl with that. What if he does not accept, would it make you feel bad? What if he accepts but tells you you are an ****ole for taking $25 for yerself?

My experiences would suggest to me that this is unlikely to happen; but if they did tell me that I'm not very nice, I would probably just shrug, walk away and think "how rude!". If he didn't accept, no I wouldn't feel any loss as I hadn't lost anything worth a huge amount to me. And clearly nor have they (or they wouldn't have refused).

Now if the amount at stake was say £5,000 then my logic may well be different, but here the potential material loss is much higher. Although in this case, the amount is such that I would want to absolutely minimise the risk of refusal (and not maximise my gain), and so would no doubt still end up at 50%.

I would be interested to see the average answers from different groups of people - these averages will be skewed towards internet-using British people. Wonder what the answers would be for the Dutch? (Could make a cheap jab there about the Irish/Belgian answers being a little odd... ) Also the relative worth to you of £50 as I said above has to be a large factor...

[GNEP]

If you were to demand $49, I dunno if I would refuse that $1, but it certainly would seem pretty unfair to me. I could certainly understand someone else for refusing this one-sided distribution. Hence the reason I chose $25.

Actually I can explain this one with my "feelgood factor" as well

Clearly the pleasure gained from telling a greedy person to p*ss off is worth more than £1

[az]

Rubbish. If you wanted to minimise the probability of the other not agreeing you'd demand $1 or nothing even.

No. Almost nobody would refuse to get exactly half, and the probability of people refusing the trade wouldn't fall a lot in absolute numbers the higher their share is, after the halfway point.

Still, even the emotion you'd have (go to hell) seems weird to me. It's not like there is a fair sharing of something that should acrue to both. All of a sudden $50 is there. Would you be pissed if the guy just gave it to me and left you with nothing? Why is that worse than getting $1 (which is still more than $0)

So? I am not dependant on the money, so I am free to refuse the deal if it seems overly unfair to me. You are just too crabby I know I will lose my share of the money if I refuse, but I will do so for the "greater good", for the applied Categorical Imperative, for a better and nicer society, to educate my game partner, to make a point about fairness, and I offer 25 EUR because I'd expect to be offered that if it were the other way around and because I can't expect to be allowed to get away with keeping more and yet would refuse my partner to get away with offering me less. Maybe I would offer something like 30, and I would probably accept a 20/30 division - depends on the mood and how much money I'd have at that point, I guess.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimatum_game

[Mehen]

What would get you a 100% male brain - giving up after putting in your name because you are lazy and the test takes too long?

[VJ]

What would get you a 100% male brain - giving up after putting in your name because you are lazy and the test takes too long?

Not if you use the time gained to go shopping for shoes or clothes...
Jörg

[Mehen]

What about using the time gained to sit around and scratch? (and possibly eat a $100 hamburger)

[az]

(and possibly eat a $100 hamburger)

If you think that makes you manly, you'll never score 100%