4.21.2003
Name: jeff green
Sex: male
EQ (the femmy side)-26
SQ(the masculine side)-50
Points proven: I heartily agree with Jenny's opinion about the nature of these tests. I feel like I have a better empathic ability than these tests imply (though I may be wrong-I am somewhat socially dense, and my "type" is characterized by their inablitiy to see that), and I feel like my SQ ranks me up there with Rainman. (and not in a good way)
whatever. I suppose that this is my SQ side coming out, but I do disagree with the statement that there are no genetic or intrinsic differences between the male and the female brain. There is a large body of evidence to support that there are structural differences and both sexes tend to excel at different things. The differences are largely structural (say in the Isthmus portion of the brain that connects the two hemispheres in females and the visual cortex in males), but neurochemistry has a great deal to play as well, and, lest we forget, society has a role, though it is my opinion that society has less of an effect than many people think. I think we are extremely tied to our biology. I don't think that this necessarily casts a bad light on either sex. One is no better or worse than the other, they are merely different. This also does not mean that a person is sentenced to living a lopsided existence simply because they were born male or female, just that the two brains are wired to see things differently. Males can not prevented from empathy by their biology, and females are not prevented from procedural thought. The human brain is ENORMOUSLY complex, and simply can't be generalized by a 50 question-4 answer quiz. These quizzes are as informative as those in Cosmo
It really is a fascinating thing to look into. I have personally wondered how females physically "see" the world, in particular. Males are generally much more visually and spatially oriented, and I have wondered if this translates in to a higher visual acuity or if it is a deeper image processing issue that is different and unique to a particular brain. Do photographers/painters physically see differently than a musician? Does a musician hear differently than a writer? Are female emotions stronger or more intense or more varied than male emotions?
fascinating stuff to think about....
Sex: male
EQ (the femmy side)-26
SQ(the masculine side)-50
Points proven: I heartily agree with Jenny's opinion about the nature of these tests. I feel like I have a better empathic ability than these tests imply (though I may be wrong-I am somewhat socially dense, and my "type" is characterized by their inablitiy to see that), and I feel like my SQ ranks me up there with Rainman. (and not in a good way)
whatever. I suppose that this is my SQ side coming out, but I do disagree with the statement that there are no genetic or intrinsic differences between the male and the female brain. There is a large body of evidence to support that there are structural differences and both sexes tend to excel at different things. The differences are largely structural (say in the Isthmus portion of the brain that connects the two hemispheres in females and the visual cortex in males), but neurochemistry has a great deal to play as well, and, lest we forget, society has a role, though it is my opinion that society has less of an effect than many people think. I think we are extremely tied to our biology. I don't think that this necessarily casts a bad light on either sex. One is no better or worse than the other, they are merely different. This also does not mean that a person is sentenced to living a lopsided existence simply because they were born male or female, just that the two brains are wired to see things differently. Males can not prevented from empathy by their biology, and females are not prevented from procedural thought. The human brain is ENORMOUSLY complex, and simply can't be generalized by a 50 question-4 answer quiz. These quizzes are as informative as those in Cosmo
It really is a fascinating thing to look into. I have personally wondered how females physically "see" the world, in particular. Males are generally much more visually and spatially oriented, and I have wondered if this translates in to a higher visual acuity or if it is a deeper image processing issue that is different and unique to a particular brain. Do photographers/painters physically see differently than a musician? Does a musician hear differently than a writer? Are female emotions stronger or more intense or more varied than male emotions?
fascinating stuff to think about....
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