Posted by spoc on May 14, 2004, at 18:16:10
In reply to Re: website that describes the types » spoc, posted by gardenergirl on May 14, 2004, at 14:28:46
> spoc,
> Sorry for the delay in responding to your post. I got caught up in other stuff (seems you did too!)*** Yes, ugh. I seem to be struggling with myself to be who I am even when it would be easier not to, because sometimes I cop out on that in real life. Then, later, I wonder if part of it was just being compulsive or impulsive (for letting "individuality" win; not for having perceived there to be a decent reason to consider using it). Ouch, I make myself so tense sometimes! IT HURTS! : (
> Just my response to the site.... I also get really angry when I see the blots in a commercial or movie. They are supposed to be protected material. But obviously, they can be accessed, as they are out there. I applaud you for not viewing the whole site. That will leave you more unbiased if you ever take it. >
***I can understand that. It's not the same as when people roll their eyes over some silly no no and choose to ignore it because it is arbitrary. Like, say, getting off the Stairmaster at the gym after 20 minutes because the sign say so -- EVEN when no one is waiting! With the blots, there is the potential to ruin something for people who may come upon the information too quickly to stop and think about it. I didn't look hard but didn't see any reason provided at the site for why they were doing that. I mean, normally it wouldn't be surprising to see someone do that just because they could, but it looked like a business or something.
Of course, for someone not searching for or "needing" answers and help, it may never matter. Other than that, I'm guessing some people would like a heads-up in case it's possible for legal decisions concerning them to be based on the results of various testing?
> I don't know of the test at Tickle. Do you have a link? >
*** The first link below is the main page, where you can see all the various tests offered. I assume not a lot of stock should be put in any of them! But just guessing. The second leads you into the page where you have to register to take the free test. Note that you can use a fake name, I did.
http://web.tickle.com/tests/inkblot/authorize/register.jsp?url=/tests/inkblot/index.jsp
The test was fun. I can't remember how many blots there were, but there were a total of about 60 questions which were composed of about 2 to 7 questions per blot. I probably thought too much about how to answer. For example, if the blot looked like a Halloween decoration demon (the answers are multiple choice so you know it's not *just* you!), it might give you 8 or so different options on what it made you feel. Well, one of the options would be "Fear," and 'of course' I know scariness is part of anything that apparently to many looks like a demon with glowing eyes... But NO, by no means was I feeling "Fear!" so I would choose something like "Curious."
My results ended up saying I was "Imaginative," and spun it into mostly neato sounding stuff that made me want to buy the detailed report! Actually the report did make some keen observations, but there's a trick to structuring that stuff universally, right? Even if it sounds very individualized. Anyway! While taking the test I did analyze the questions too much, but I'm just curious if any psy correlation would consider "Imaginative" to be "Delusional" or something! I *am* sure that's not one of my issues!
And I think there could be some irony in it, in that I was being *so* analytical about the reasons for everything, that I may have convoluted the results into sounding like I'm the opposite! I mean, I didn't answer the way I *thought* I was supposed to or anything, but I considered way too much in answering each question. And I do recall kinda wanting to be different, while not answering falsely either (see why I'm always so behind??). I guess according to that blabber mouth web site, this would all mean something -- that I took so long. But maybe it just means that I can't do it naturally when it's in multiple choice form and I can get to pondering... which I tend to *like* to do! I *hadn't* had to search to see anything at all in the blots by any means.
I'd be really curious to know what you think if you take it. Please post back! And if you want a way to easily generate an anonymous screenname to sign up with, awhile back on Admin I posted about sneakemail.com, a free email address "encrypting" service. Sorry to ramble, this time my excuse is that I thought a subject's-eye-view might be interesting! :- )
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