(July 8, 2015 at 8:25 am)Napoléon Wrote:(July 8, 2015 at 8:02 am)emjay Wrote: I agree with Marsha on this one. That test was pretty accurate for me and I think horoscopes and anything like them are complete bollocks
I don't doubt it, horoscopes can be seemingly accurate though. Mine seemed somewhat accurate in places and not in others. I just noticed a very similar style of writing to that of horoscopes, perhaps invoking the Barnum effect
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect
Whether or not these things are based on science is besides the point to me, it all depends, ultimately, on how you answer the questions.
It's just that it only contains questions about what you actually do in life rather than questions that measure how clever you are. I pay no attention to IQ tests because they're all different and all test variable knowledge but imo this is different. That's one thing. Another is that the result it gives you is on four (or five) different axes (i.e. the different letters), so much more specific than way. But yeah, not totally accurate because I identified strongly with a lot of the questions but left some neutral because I didn't. I guess it would be more accurate if it factored in a 'certainty' rating to distinguish between those answers you'd essentially guessed and those you were totally committed to.


 
 

 
 


