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In one minute, how many animals can you think of that start with the letter "S"?
0-2 10%  10%  [ 101 ]
0-2 10%  10%  [ 101 ]
3-5 21%  21%  [ 215 ]
3-5 21%  21%  [ 215 ]
6-8 13%  13%  [ 135 ]
6-8 13%  13%  [ 135 ]
9-11 4%  4%  [ 40 ]
9-11 4%  4%  [ 40 ]
11-15 3%  3%  [ 33 ]
11-15 3%  3%  [ 33 ]
Total votes : 1048

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19 Jan 2006, 7:12 am

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So many people got salamander! :lol: did anyone think of spider?

Yes. Mind you, my girlfriend is obsessed with spiders, it would be hard not to!

My list was: spider, snake, shrew, seagull, sea lion, sea horse, salmon, sidewinder, sparrow, swallow. Yes, I know sidewinder is a kind of snake, but it counts, dammit! :wink:



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19 Jan 2006, 7:48 am

That's pretty hard on the spot:

Shark, Salamander, Snake, Sea Sponge.

When I thought of Sea Sponge, the minute ran out, and then it all flooded in, like Skunk and Seagull and Spider. Grr. I hate when I crack under-pressue.


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21 Jan 2006, 4:18 pm

I know I have EDF because I was distractedly paying more attention to the clock than trying to think of animals. :lol:

I got three: snake, then salamander, then seahorse. I got serpent, too, but I didn't count it cause that was the same as snake and I considered it a bit of a cheat, hehe.


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21 Jan 2006, 4:31 pm

I got three. Snake, shark, and stingray. I was staring at the wall trying to think of others for half a minute. I couldn't get the word fish out of my mind.



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21 Jan 2006, 5:07 pm

Spider, snake, sloth, squid, salamander, stickleback, starfish.

I got 7. Although I thought of skunk and seahorse right after. I found myself stalling after the first three because I kept thinking 'serpent'. But I didn't really have too much trouble once I got going again.


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12 Aug 2008, 3:59 am

Wow.

I know I'm digging this thread out of the archives' archives, but was wondering - where did the test come from, and is there an explanation for the results?

I got just one - snake - then saw I had a full 60 seconds so I tried again.
Only got sloth, then was fixated on chipmunk and why it wasn't an s animal.

Would love to hear more about how this works.


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12 Aug 2008, 4:45 am

In one minute, how many animals can you think of that start with the letter "S"?

woah. how about SLayer. thats all i need, i think i'll listen to some south of heaven now :D



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12 Aug 2008, 6:23 am

I couldn't seem to think of anything else after snake, salamander, and spider.



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12 Aug 2008, 6:26 am

spider serpent seahorse seagull spiny anteater stegosaurus salamander stingray



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12 Aug 2008, 6:51 am

2. Seal and skink.

My mind spent the first 45 seconds going "Seal... seal... seal... seal... uhh... Sandshrew... no, that's a Pokemon, not an animal... seal.. seal... " etc.

(Some of the ones people thought of are so obvious, why didn't I think of them?)


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12 Aug 2008, 7:32 am

snake..........


snake.......


salamander.........

(does scarab count?)


snake.........


sea urchin..........

snake......sea urchin........sea urchin........snail........

seal........

(scarab?)

when is the clock gonna change?

Why can't I think of any more animals?

Aren't there birds that begin with s?

Seal!! (already said that one)




snake.....


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12 Aug 2008, 7:53 am

sabertooth-tiger spider sea-lion spider.........spider.....seal......sea...sea....?(4)
strange test i didnt even tought of snake or snail or something



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12 Aug 2008, 8:07 am

stingray!! !

Snagglepuss!!


(am mad at myself for not thinking of squirrel)

went back to bed and could nto stop thinking of animas that begin with s


there is no such thing as a sea otter is there...


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12 Aug 2008, 8:14 am

Snake, salamander, scorpion, salmon.....


thats all that came to me XD.



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12 Aug 2008, 8:14 am

No_YOU_get_over_it wrote:
Wow.

I know I'm digging this thread out of the archives' archives, but was wondering - where did the test come from, and is there an explanation for the results?

I got just one - snake - then saw I had a full 60 seconds so I tried again.
Only got sloth, then was fixated on chipmunk and why it wasn't an s animal.

Would love to hear more about how this works.


from this webpage : http://www.minddisorders.com/Del-Fi/Executive-function.html
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Verbal fluency tests that ask people to say a number of words in a certain period of time can also reveal problems with executive function. One commonly used test asks individuals to name as many animals or as many words beginning with a particular letter as they can in one minute. A person with executive function deficits may find the animal naming task simple, but struggle to name words beginning with a particular letter, since this task requires people to organize concepts in a novel way.



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12 Aug 2008, 9:07 am

en_una_isla wrote:
"8"

but 3 were dinosaurs. Does that count?

snail
squid
snake
styracosaurus
stegosaurus
spinosaurus
skylark
salamander


Yes, dinosaurs actually do count. I was given this test as part of a neuropsych battery (I had to name animals- no limit on the letter), and probably half of mine were dinosaurs (I asked and she said it was okay).