The Brain-wiring Test
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			Are you:   female   or    male | 
		
		
			
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			When it comes to reading a map or street directory you: | 
		
		
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			have difficulties and often ask for help | 
		
		
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			turn it around to face the direction you're going | 
		
		
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			have no difficulties | 
		
		
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			|  2.  | 
			You're cooking a complicated meal with the radio playing and a friend phones. Do You: | 
		
		
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			leave the radio on and continue cooking while talking on the phone | 
		
		
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			turn the radio off, talk and keep cooking | 
		
		
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			say you'll call back as soon as you've finished cooking | 
		
		
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			|  3.  | 
			Friends are coming to visit you and ask for directions to your new house. Do you: | 
		
		
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			draw a map with clear directions and send it to them or do you get someone else to explain to them how to get there | 
		
		
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			ask what kandmarks they know and then try to explain to them how to get there | 
		
		
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			explain verbally how to get there: "Take the M3 to Newcastle, turn off, turn left, go to the second traffic lights ..." | 
		
		
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			|  4.  | 
			When explaining an idea or concept, are you more likely to: | 
		
		
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			use a pencil, paper and body language and gestures | 
		
		
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			explain it verbally using body language and gestures | 
		
		
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			explain it verbally, being clear and concise | 
		
		
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			|  5.  | 
			When coming home from a great movie, you prefer to: | 
		
		
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			picture scenes from the movie in your mind | 
		
		
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			talk about the scenes and what was said | 
		
		
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			quote mainly what was said in the movie | 
		
		
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			|  6.  | 
			In a cinema, you prefer to sit: | 
		
		
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			on the right side | 
		
		
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			anywhere | 
		
		
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			on the left side | 
		
		
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			|  7.  | 
			A friend has something mechanical that won't work. You would: | 
		
		
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			sympathise and discuss how they feel about it | 
		
		
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			recommend someone reliable who can fix it | 
		
		
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			figure out how it works and attempt to fix it for them | 
		
		
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			|  8.  | 
			You're in an unfamiliar place and someone asks you where North is. You: | 
		
		
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			confess you don't know | 
		
		
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			guess where it is after a bit of thought | 
		
		
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			point towards North without difficulties | 
		
		
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			|  9.  | 
			You've found a parking space but it's tight and you must reverse into it. You would: | 
		
		
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			rather try to find another space | 
		
		
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			carefully attempt to back into it | 
		
		
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			reverse into it without difficulties | 
		
		
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			|  10.  | 
			You are watching TV when the telephone rings. You would: | 
		
		
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			answer the phone with the TV on | 
		
		
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			turn the TV down, then answer | 
		
		
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			turn the TV off, tell the others to be quiet and then answer the phone | 
		
		
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			|  11.  | 
			You've heard a new song by your favourite artist. Usually you: | 
		
		
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			can sing some of the song afterwards without difficulties | 
		
		
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			can sing some of it afterwards if it's a really simple song | 
		
		
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			find it hard to remember how the song sounded but you might recall some words | 
		
		
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			|  12.  | 
			You are best at predicting outcomes by: | 
		
		
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			using intuition | 
		
		
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			making a decision based on both available information and 'gut feeling' | 
		
		
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			using facts, statistics and data | 
		
		
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			|  13.  | 
			You've misplaced your keys. Would you: | 
		
		
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			do something else until the answer comes to you | 
		
		
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			do something else, but keep trying to remember where you put them | 
		
		
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			mentally retrace your steps until you remember where you left them | 
		
		
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			|  14.  | 
			You're in a hotel room and you hear the distant sound of a siren. You: | 
		
		
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			couldn't identiffy where it's coming from | 
		
		
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			could probably point to it if you concentrate | 
		
		
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			could point straight to where it's coming from | 
		
		
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			You go to a social meeting and are introduced to seven or eight new people. The next day you: | 
		
		
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			can easily picture their faces | 
		
		
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			would remeber a few of their faces | 
		
		
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			would be more likely to remember their names | 
		
		
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			|  16.  | 
			You want to go to the country for your holiday but your partner wants to go to a beach resort. To convince them your idea is better, you: | 
		
		
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			tell them sweetly how you feel: you love the countryside and the kids and families always have fun there | 
		
		
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			tell them if they went to the countryside this time you'll be grateful an will be happy to go to the beach next time | 
		
		
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			use the facts: the country resort is closer, cheaper, and well organized for sporting and leisure activities | 
		
		
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			|  17.  | 
			When planning your day's activities, you usually: | 
		
		
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			write a list so you can see what needs to bee done | 
		
		
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			think of the things you need to do | 
		
		
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			picture in your mind the people you will see, places you will visit and things you'll be doing | 
		
		
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			|  18.  | 
			A friend has a personal problem and has come to discuss it with you. You: | 
		
		
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			are sympathetic and understanding | 
		
		
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			say that problems are never as bad as they seem and explain why | 
		
		
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			give suggestions or rational advice on how to solve the problem | 
		
		
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			|  19.  | 
			Two friends from different marriages are having a secret affair. How likely are you to spot it? | 
		
		
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			you could spot it very clearly | 
		
		
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			you'd pick up on it half of the times | 
		
		
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			you'd probably miss it | 
		
		
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			|  20.  | 
			What is life all about, as you see it? | 
		
		
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			having friends and living in harmony with those around you | 
		
		
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			being friendly to others while maintaining personal independence | 
		
		
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			achiving worthwhile goals, earning others' respect and winning prestige and advancement | 
		
		
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			|  21.  | 
			Given the choice, you would prefer to work: | 
		
		
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			in a team where people are compatible | 
		
		
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			around others but maintaining your own space | 
		
		
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			by yourself | 
		
		
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			|  22.  | 
			The books you prefer to read are: | 
		
		
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			novels and fiction | 
		
		
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			magazines and newspapers | 
		
		
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			non-fiction, autobiographies | 
		
		
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			|  23.  | 
			When you go shopping you tend to: | 
		
		
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			often buy on impulse, particularly the specials | 
		
		
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			have a general plan but take it as it comes | 
		
		
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			read the labels and compare costs | 
		
		
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			|  24.  | 
			You prefer to go to bed, get up and eat meals: | 
		
		
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			whenever you feel like it | 
		
		
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			on a basic scheddule but you are flexible | 
		
		
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			at about the same time every day | 
		
		
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			|  25.  | 
			You've started a new job and met lots of new people on the staff. One of them phones you at your home. You would: | 
		
		
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			find it easy to recognise their voice | 
		
		
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			recognise it aboult half of the times | 
		
		
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			have difficulties identifying the voice | 
		
		
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			|  26.  | 
			What upsets you most when arguing with someone? | 
		
		
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			their silence or lack of response | 
		
		
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			when they won't see your point of view | 
		
		
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			their probing or challanging questions and comments | 
		
		
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			|  27.  | 
			In school how did you feel about spelling tests and writing essays? | 
		
		
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			you found them both fairly easy | 
		
		
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			you were generally OK with one but not the other | 
		
		
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			you weren't very goot at either of them | 
		
		
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			|  28.  | 
			When it comes to dancing or jazz routines, you: | 
		
		
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			can 'feel' the music once you've learned the steps | 
		
		
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			can do some excercises and steps, but get lost with others | 
		
		
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			have difficulty keeping the time and rhythm | 
		
		
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			|  29.  | 
			How good are you at identifying and mimicking animal sounds? | 
		
		
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			not very good | 
		
		
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			reasonable | 
		
		
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			very good | 
		
		
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			|  30.  | 
			At the end of a long day, you usually prefer to: | 
		
		
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			talk to friends or family about your day | 
		
		
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			listen to others talk about their day | 
		
		
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			read a paper, watch TV and not talk | 
		
		
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