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Weird Psychology Test

It's annoying that there isn't a 'I have no preference' option.
 
Interesting. This test classes me as INFJ. Usually MB classes me as INTJ or INTP.
 
Orphia Nay said:
Thanks for all that intuitive, perceptive, thoughtful work, DevilsAdvocate!

I did a M-B test a while ago, and that's what it said (IITP).

I guess this test does work, if you can bear to look at the images and think about them. IF.

I should be folding the laundry, but I think I'll read some more. :)
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Ahh, but you are not supposed to think about them - your hidden teeny reptile brain is supposed to choose on instinct.
 
I think it's some sort of schizophrenia test.

If the questions ring as genuinely meaningful to you; if you actually get a vibe that one shape is "pretending to be you" or a "position is diseased" or which shape means there's a "voice inside you" or which shape "can hear you breathing" or which one is your "false friend" than you may have schizophrenia.
 
Crocoshark said:
I think it's some sort of schizophrenia test.

If the questions ring as genuinely meaningful to you; if you actually get a vibe that one shape is "pretending to be you" or a "position is diseased" or which shape means there's a "voice inside you" or which shape "can hear you breathing" or which one is your "false friend" than you may have schizophrenia.
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If you're not just being facetious, it does make sense, but the problem is that there's no way for a test-taker to communicate that response without a "don't know" option. Some who can't get the vibe might abandon the test, some might mark all A, some all B, some might pick A and B randomly.
 
DevilsAdvocate said:
And now that you know what kind of person you are, you can find out what kind of God you are.
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Here's an excerpt from the description of the "old time religion" god

Fires, tempests, swarms of locusts, these are all just petulent little slaps on the wrist compared to the pain and anguish that you are ready to bring to bear on any one of your own who dares stand up to you. For this reason, you are probably more feared than loved. Oddly though, because you care for your creations so much, you want them to love you too. But because you cannot bear to be disrespected, you will never allow them the freedom to make their own decisions without coercion.
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Reading that just gave me an idea for the most blasphemous lifetime movie ever;

Yahweh had always reacted badly to the spurned love of those who rejected him, always needing that sense of security that comes with undying praise. By the orders of Zeuss as head of the Council of Deities, Hell and and other coercion of creations is outlawed and Yahweh fights for an appeal before the council to be able to punish again. It's a battle he is winning. However during all this, he begins developing a new relationship with the humans and thanks to a growing group of supporters, embarks on a wondrous journey where he learns about friendship and love. Will Hell re-open? Or will Yahweh truly find that special kind of companion he was always looking for, but never could reach? Witness the most heartwarming story ever told, tonight at 8:00
 
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I'm curious why people think this test is legit.

It's an online test, but the only hits when searching for "Pierley/Redford" on google are links back to this test. So it's missing traceable authorship.

It's also missing a legitimate theory... I can't imagine any means to validly jump from "reptilian brain mappings" to language to this test. But it seems just the mention that this is based on such a theory is good enough for people.

It also has a non-sequitur label, characteristic more of an exercise in postmodernism than science. It's allegedly a diagnostic for Dissociative Affect, yet all it does is provide vague Briggs personality types. One wonders what business a Dissociative Affect Diagnostic test has diagnosing Briggs personality types.
 
I would assume that it is rubbish. It was apparently authored by the graphic designer that owns the site.

Authored psychological tests for Colorgenics.com & SelfNetwork.com.
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He has a BFA from USC and a work history in design. He has a webpage with what appears to be a first-draft of the "results" with cutesy names that are a bit more esoteric. If he is the author of the test, there is no evidence he has any qualifications as a psychologist.

It appears SelfNetwork.com was a website that offers "tests and quizzes for mind, health, spirit and love life" such as "How Attractive Are You to the Opposite Sex?" and "Are you a misunderstood genius?". SelfNetwork.com now directs to Livestrong.com, a Lance Armstrong commercial site owned by Demand Media (Armstrong apparently holds a large stake in the company). Demand Media is often accused of being a content mill because it identifies popular searches and hires people to write short articles that match those search terms and makes money off from advertising (but they aren't entirely evil because they own cracked.com).

So it looks like the test is just some wacky thing made up by a graphic designed to drive traffic to a wacky website that no longer exists.
 
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