Dewey :: test what is your score?

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What is your Dewey test score?

http://home.iae.nl/users/jhjess/DST/index.html (test available in English, German and French)

My score was 7, which I think is a typical NT score. But I find the results page (Gathered data) somewhat confusing.

I also scored 7, which apparently is "not indicative for problems with social interpretation"... despite the fact that i a) have a diagnosis of Asperger's, and b) know i have problems with social interpretation...

my "comments" which i put on the form:

i found some questions difficult to answer because it wasn't indicated whether "normal" means simply "i know that this is normal, in our society" or whether it also indicates *approval*... some things, such as the diabetic woman's strategy at parties, are imo "normal", for our society, but people shouldn't have to do them, whereas other things are, imo, perfectly acceptable, but i wouldn't call them "normal" because not many people would actually do them... thus, i didn't say anything was "shocking", because to me that implies moral disapproval, and there wasn't anything in any of the above examples that either horrified me (tho the diabetic example slightly saddened me) or that i actually found morally "wrong"... then again, i am a libertarian

i think my main point there is, to have "normal" and "shocking" (two words that aren't obviously linguistically opposite) as opposite extremes implies either that normality should be equated with moral goodness, or that people cannot or should not be shocked by that which our society considers "normal". it's probably worth pointing out that many of these examples which would be considered "normal" in mainstream western society could be considered "eccentric" or even "shocking" in other cultures, or vice versa.

interesting test, anyhow...

Scored a 6 here. I had similar troubles as Shiva, I often wasn't sure whether to judge the person's behavior or their described intentions (which I wouldn't be able to judge if I saw that behavior IRL). For instance, the man who tried to loosen the baby's diaper pin, if I saw that behavior IRL I'd probably freak out and alert the mother, but the intentions stated in the test weren't exactly horrible. Still I decided on an answer of shocking for that one. Also, with the story of the man who checked an envelope because he couldn't remember the woman's name: that's the sort of thing I would do as the anxiety of having to ask her name would probably be too much. But I know that sort of behavior could look real bad so I'd only do that if I was sure I could do it quick enough... that was a B answer for me.

Interesting to take for myself but I really doubt they're gonna get any useful data out of it.

I got a 15. It was kind of a confusing test, and I don't see how the results could have anything to do directly with what was being asked.

Well I am glad to hear I am not the only one that is confused by this test. So it probably just s%^ks.

But the idea is that you try to imagine how normal people would think about the things that happen in the stories. And that you answer what you think that they would think if they would see it happening. But I certainly agree their idea of normal is too subjective (as shivanataraja already said).

I also think I know what they expect normal people to think in these cases (and that is what the test seems to be about). But these cases seem too simple to me. I usually do find it very difficult to know what's normal to think and do in new situations though. Also if others seem to have no problem at all in these new situations.

The test itself was interesting, but the results (I got an made no sense to me. I'm not sure what they're going for, or why.

I'm curious; is there anyone who took it that it DIDN'T confuse? Someone should email this lady and tell her that most people can't make heads or tails of the wretched thing.

My score was nine. What I want to know is a lower score indicative of "normal" behavior? The test doesn't give a coherent graph that illustrates the cut-off points on each extreme so I don't even know if I'm more "normal" or "eccentric".

Oh, and that graph made my head hurt...literally. Now will you excuse me while I take some Aleve and lie down on my rug....

I agree with everyone... confusing. I scored a 13.

I got a 6. Was very confusing.

Interesting site. Thanks for posting. Based on the format it seems as if the individual is compiling data for a larger study.

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score: 16
This is indicative for problems with social interpretation.
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Some of the scenarios were deeply troubling.

I also scored 7. I think the test was crap. Whoever developed it didn't know what they were doing on a number of levels.

score: 12
This is indicative for problems with social interpretation.

If answering as myself I would have answered somw of the questions differently. I was basing the answers on what I thought of British NT public. If it was non british public I may have answered differently still.

EDIT-

I just did the test again, this time answering as i feel myself rather than what I thought the general publuc would think.

score: 5
This is not indicative for problems with social interpretation.

I scored an 8 but was a tad confused as to the point of some of the italics and on two of the italics I knew damn well I'd do it IRL, but that it's actually impolite. Oh well.

I know better than I do.