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Message 809155 - Posted: 17 Sep 2008, 14:24:16 UTC

I found this easy test---->take at least 25 tests
I did it and got a score of 80%

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Message 809157 - Posted: 17 Sep 2008, 14:34:13 UTC

84%...and I just woke up..........
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Message 809158 - Posted: 17 Sep 2008, 14:41:04 UTC - in response to Message 809155.  

I found this easy test---->take at least 25 tests
I did it and got a score of 80%



80% here, too.
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Message 809164 - Posted: 17 Sep 2008, 15:28:48 UTC

96%
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Message 809165 - Posted: 17 Sep 2008, 15:30:33 UTC

96%, but. . .I sort of cheat: for my job I am trained to process visual information quickly.

Any other sort of test that actually requires thinking and I'd be bottom-of-the-barrel. :)
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Message 809167 - Posted: 17 Sep 2008, 15:52:30 UTC

80%


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Message 809205 - Posted: 17 Sep 2008, 19:38:46 UTC
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102 tests 86% should have quit whilst ahead
it's a very simple test but you must watch very carefuly as each immage only lasts 200 milli seconds (0.2sec).Seems longer!
Old enough to know better(but)still young enough not to care
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Message 809226 - Posted: 17 Sep 2008, 21:36:32 UTC

92 % ..and Im a Norwegian.. (the test is in english) Lol.

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Message 809252 - Posted: 17 Sep 2008, 22:56:30 UTC

SO much fo the average adult sees about 75% of the tests correctly.

I hadn 90% on 52 tests.


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Message 809359 - Posted: 18 Sep 2008, 3:00:10 UTC

88% on 25 tests

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Message 809377 - Posted: 18 Sep 2008, 3:42:43 UTC - in response to Message 809226.  

92 % ..and Im a Norwegian.. (the test is in english) Lol.


So...blue and yellow look different in Norway than they are here in the U.S.A.?
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Message 809532 - Posted: 18 Sep 2008, 19:19:24 UTC

84%. It's a tachistoscopic test and I don't think it has anything to do with mathematical proficiency. Better concentration will probably give better results. It is interesting.
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Message 809540 - Posted: 18 Sep 2008, 19:51:26 UTC - in response to Message 809377.  

92 % ..and Im a Norwegian.. (the test is in english) Lol.


So...blue and yellow look different in Norway than they are here in the U.S.A.?


Thats for you to find out ;-)

..but we have no colours called blue and yellow for sure..

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Message 809560 - Posted: 18 Sep 2008, 21:13:40 UTC - in response to Message 809540.  

92 % ..and Im a Norwegian.. (the test is in english) Lol.


So...blue and yellow look different in Norway than they are here in the U.S.A.?


Thats for you to find out ;-)

..but we have no colours called blue and yellow for sure..


OK... Than I'll try blå and gul?
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Message 809564 - Posted: 18 Sep 2008, 21:34:04 UTC - in response to Message 809560.  

92 % ..and Im a Norwegian.. (the test is in english) Lol.


So...blue and yellow look different in Norway than they are here in the U.S.A.?


Thats for you to find out ;-)

..but we have no colours called blue and yellow for sure..


OK... Than I'll try blå and gul?


jepp. I think blå and gul, and all i get up of choises on the test is blue
and yellow.. Its not easy..


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Message 809593 - Posted: 18 Sep 2008, 23:21:36 UTC

96%

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Message 809595 - Posted: 18 Sep 2008, 23:23:00 UTC

88% from 25 tests.
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Message 809603 - Posted: 18 Sep 2008, 23:32:11 UTC - in response to Message 809595.  

88% from 25 tests.

You SHOULDN'T put your score if you didn't do teh 25 tests anyway!

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Message 809786 - Posted: 19 Sep 2008, 7:42:58 UTC

80% :(
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