"Empathy" survey

• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2013-02-11 02:12

  Quote from Aubog007;1030142:

  Human nature to try and do what is "right"

  
  
  except that's breaking the honesty factor
  a big problem with surveys.
  
  

  Quote from abc33kr;1030148:

  because a psychology lab knows what they are doing instead of putting random questions?
  a survey like this probably shouldn't have any controversial questions in it.
  "would you rather save a dog or a human?" not sure how one can determine empathy from that.

  
  
  No. A psychology lab would actually study the people answering the questions and conduct experiments.
  Typically, the subjects are paid for participating
  The questions are more along the variables. There might be significant factors, there might not be.
• Aubog007 wrote on 2013-02-11 03:18

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;1030206:

  except that's breaking the honesty factor
  a big problem with surveys.
  
  
  
  No. A psychology lab would actually study the people answering the questions and conduct experiments.
  Typically, the subjects are paid for participating
  The questions are more along the variables. There might be significant factors, there might not be.

  
  
  hence the quotes.
  
  which brings to another topic later.
• Dracius wrote on 2013-02-11 03:55
  37. I expected something low, because I can read and understand emotions very easily but choose not to tailor my responses accordingly.
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2013-02-11 13:00
  As for the people concerned about the animals stuff, it was determined that certain questions are just there to be there and don't affect the score at all. So preferring animals or not enjoying roller coasters had nothing to do with your score. I forget all of the irrelevant questions but there's quite a few.
  
  And yeah, the point is to answer as honestly as possible.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2013-02-11 13:47

  Quote from Aubog007;1030280:

  hence the quotes.
  
  which brings to another topic later.

  
  
  Right and 1/2 of people who answered a 1950s survey would say they committed adultery; something that people in general agreed is bad. (especially the 1950s)
  http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/research/ak-data.html#extramaritalcoitus
  
  And in the 2010 General Social Survey (ignore the commercial journalism crap. just note the source use), 1/5 to 1/8 would answer they committed adultery
  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443684104578062754288906608.html
  
  Point being that the perspective that surveys are tests is garbage, and is a minuscule factor since people don't even approach it that way.
• Bride wrote on 2013-02-12 00:04
  30, I always score low on these things v_v
• Space Pirate Nithiel wrote on 2013-02-12 00:30
  30 is low?
  
  I scored 10.
• Totoro wrote on 2013-02-12 03:58
  32 D: I'm always wondering and trying to predict what the other person is thinking and feeling, but since I never actually voice it, I'm never sure if I'm right :/
• Locke wrote on 2013-02-17 10:20
  Nine. I'm a bit disappointed, I was definitely expecting, and somewhat hoping for something lower.
• Aubog007 wrote on 2013-02-21 10:52
  I now know why i scored so erratically on all of these exams
  
  
  Hilarious in hindsight
  
  
  
  

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;1028703:

  well the survey is not really searching for possibility of autism
  the website does have a survey for specifically autism
  http://glennrowe.net/BaronCohen/AutismSpectrumQuotient/AutismSpectrumQuotient.aspx
  
  Anyways, isn't autism more dominated by the repetitive behavior rather than the social impairment

  
  
  
  
  This is tricky business, it depends how the individual was raised, i did EXTRAORDINARY research on this trying to come up with reasons for my own behavior, so i dug deep into the testimonies of others, and it is dependent on how one is treated or not, some people with AS actually lie on these exams because it's what is "logical" or expected of them, especially on job ones, who is going to hire someone who hates social interactions, depressed all the time, and is a loner.
  
  
  
  This is why these exams are a sham and are completely inconclusive, because going there and seeing what people with AS put... Puts a lot of perspective on it.
  
  Hence why every bit of research i have done on this topic has said one thing, "if you seen one person with AS, you have seen one person with AS"
  
  Why am i talking about this, because recently it has come to my attention by pure accident and dumb luck that i found about AS, it provoked enough thought into me to get me rattled, and RESEARCH about a syndrome i may or may not even have... Rattled me. (That's saying something)
  
  Also gave me peace of mind, so let that be a lesson to you all.
  
  These tests are purely for "fun"
  
  
  Well, back to my "world"