I'll post my results from the BBC Sex ID test below, but here's what I read into it :
I possess neither a strongly male nor female brain. I've got excellent 3D skills, but lack empathy and am not all that good at systemising either. In other words, I'm Joe Average with all the shortcomings and none of the advantages. It's good that I make up for that with my sense of humor and ability to make fun of myself, lol.
Angles : This task tested your ability to identify the angle of a line by matching it with its twin. This is a spatial task, which looks at how you picture space.
Your score: 19 out of 20
Average score for men: 15.1 out of 20
Average score for women: 13.3 out of 20
If you scored 18 - 20: You have more of a male brain. On average, men outperform women in this task and those with more mathematical knowledge tend to score quite high as well. In past studies, 60 per cent of the people in this range were men.
Interestingly, men's testosterone levels fluctuate through the seasons and studies have shown that men's scores are lower in the spring, when their testosterone levels are at their lowest.
Spot the difference : This task tested your ability to identify which objects changed position. You lost points, if you incorrectly identified objects.
Your score: 57%
Average score for men: 39%
Average score for women: 46%
If you scored between 34 - 66%: You may have a balanced female-male brain.
Hands : You said your right thumb was on top when you clasped your hands together.
Right thumb on top: This suggests the left half of your brain is dominant. Many studies have tried to establish whether there is a relationship between handedness and brain dominance. Some scientists believe that if you are left brain dominant, you would be more verbal and analytical.
Emotions and Systems : This task looked at whether you prefer to empathise or systemise.
Empathising
Your empathy score is: 3 out of 20
Average score for men: 7.9 out of 20
Average score for women: 10.6 out of 20
What does your result suggest?
Empathisers are better at accurately judging other people's emotions and responding appropriately. If you scored 15 and above, you are very empathic and would be an ideal person to comfort people in a time of crisis. Women in general are better at empathising.
Systemising :
Your systemising score is: 9 out of 20
Average score for men: 12.5 out of 20
Average score for women: 8.0 out of 20
What does your result suggest?
Systemisers prefer to investigate how systems work. A system can be a road map, flat pack furniture, or a mathematical equation - anything that follows a set of rules. A score of 15 and above suggests you're good at analysing or building systems. Men in general are better at systemising.
Scientists are keen to learn more about people who score high or low on both tests. They want to find out whether or not empathising and systemising are linked. Is a possible to make yourself more empathic?
Eyes : This task tested your ability to judge people's emotions.
Your score: 6 out of 10
Average score for men: 6.6 out of 10
Average score for women: 6.6 out of 10
What does your result suggest?
If you scored 4 - 6: Your result suggests you have a balanced female-male brain and find it neither easy nor difficult to judge people's emotions.
Fingers : We asked you to measure your ring and index fingers. Your ratios came to:
Right Hand: 1.01
Left Hand: 1.01
Average ratio for men: 0.982
Average ratio for women: 0.991
It's thought that your ratio is governed by the amount of testosterone you were exposed to in your mother's womb. The ratio of the length of your index finger to the length of your ring finger is set for life by as early as three months after conception. Even during puberty, when we experience intensive hormonal changes, the ratio stays the same.
Men generally have a ring finger that is longer than their index finger, which gives them a lower ratio than women, whose ring and index fingers are usually of equal length.
Faces : This task looked at how you rate the attractiveness of a series of faces. The images you looked at were digitally altered to create slight differences in masculinity. Your choices suggest you prefer more masculine faces.
Highly masculinised male faces possess more extreme testosterone markers such as a long, broad and lower jaw, as well as more pronounced brow ridges and cheekbones.
3D shapes : This task tested your ability to mentally rotate 3D shapes.
Your score: 10 out of 12
Average score for men: 8.2 out of 12
Average score for women: 7.1 out of 12
What does your result suggest?
If you scored 10 - 12: Are you an engineer or do you have a science background? People with these skills tend to score in this range. Past studies have concluded that people in this range have a more male brain.
Words : This task looked at your verbal fluency.
Your score: you associated 7 word(s) with grey and you named 5 word(s) that mean happy. We are assuming that all the words you entered are correct.
Average score for men: 11.4 words total
Average score for women: 12.4 words total
What does your result suggest?
If you produced 6 - 10 words: Most people in this range have a female-type brain.
Ultimatum : This task asked you how you would divide money.
If you had to split £50 with someone, you said you would demand £25
So far on the Sex ID test, men have demanded 51.6% (£25.80) of the pot and women have demanded 51.0% (£25.50), on average.
What does your response suggest?
Sex differences are small in this task. Demanding less than 60% of the pot (ie £30) is more typically female. Demanding more than 65% of the pot (ie £32.50) is more typically male.
Scientists believe that people with lower testosterone levels tend to take fewer risks so they are probably more willing to keep less for themselves. Those with higher testosterone levels tend to drive a harder bargain and are less compromising.
Comments
18/20, 10/12. Hello wonderboy!
Posted by: Hilda at November 22, 2007 11:19 PM
Lol, it was actually 19/20 and 10/12, but I don't feel that makes up for the lousy 3/20 I got elsewhere.
Posted by: ServMe 
at November 23, 2007 1:59 PM
"Empathisers are better at accurately judging other people's emotions and responding appropriately."
I can TOTALLY see the lack of this quality in you, however, I disagree on one point they make... I would come to you in a time of crisis, and trust your judgement. However, when it comes to women, you have no idea on how to read the clues they give you!
I still think you're pretty freaking awesome!
xo
Posted by: Ashtronaut at November 23, 2007 11:14 PM
I'm bad - if not the worst - at reading clues, that's a given.
You may trust my judgment in a time of crisis, but why can I cut right to the core and decide? Because in those situations the lack of emotional bonding allows me to disregard everything but facts, and decide based upon those.
May judgment may be the best or most correct, but I definitely can't guarantee you'll be happier because of it.
Thanks Ash, I think I'm pretty freaking awesome too sometimes ;-)
Posted by: ServMe at November 24, 2007 4:26 PM
apparently i have a male brain. as i scored the same as the average male. go figure?
Posted by: amber at November 26, 2007 1:23 AM
Lol Amber! Your brain may be male, but the wrapping certainly ain't ;-)
Posted by: ServMe at November 26, 2007 9:40 AM