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My Results

You flipped the cube 16 times in 30 seconds.

The results of the personality test show you are an extravert
The personality test you took measured your position on a scale ranging from extravert to introvert.

Extraverts tend to be more sociable and enjoy going to parties.
Introverts tend to like spending time by themselves.
The way we perceive our world may be influenced by personality. This may extend to how we see visual illusions.

Levels of brain activity may differ between introverts and extraverts. This has nothing to do with how clever a person is, it just reflects a general state of \"activeness\".

Levels of brain activity may be high in introverts, so they don\'t want to raise it further by attending wild parties. Extraverts may have lower brain activity, and like to raise it by seeking excitement.

We gave people two versions of the test, one that asked you to actively flip the cube and another that asked you to watch as the cube flipped passively by itself.

This experiment tests the hypothesis that because extraverts look for stimulation, they become bored easily. Having found one way of viewing the cube, extraverts tire quickly of that perspective, and make the image flip. We think extraverts will be faster than introverts at actively making the cube flip.

But in the version of the test where people were asked to watch as the cube flipped passively, introverts will be faster, because their level of brain activity is higher at rest.

You can check where the experiment is headed by looking at the graphs below.

Here are the results for introverts and extraverts who took the test:
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Extraverts - Active Flipping. The graph plots the percentage of people against number of flips achieved


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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
Introverts - Active Flipping. The graph plots the percentage of people against number of flips achieved


Here are the results for introverts and extraverts who took the slightly different test:
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13
7
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7
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1
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1
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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
Extraverts - Passive Flipping. The graph plots the percentage of people against number of flips achieved


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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
Introverts - Passive Flipping. The graph plots the percentage of people against number of flips achieved

[Edited on 26-10-2003 by AirMan]

Heres mine i didnt understand the cube thing.

Results
You flipped the cube times in 30 seconds.

You show a mixture of introvert and extravert personality traits
The personality test you took measured your position on a scale ranging from extravert to introvert.

Extraverts tend to be more sociable and enjoy going to parties.
Introverts tend to like spending time by themselves.
The way we perceive our world may be influenced by personality. This may extend to how we see visual illusions.

Levels of brain activity may differ between introverts and extraverts. This has nothing to do with how clever a person is, it just reflects a general state of \"activeness\".

Levels of brain activity may be high in introverts, so they don\'t want to raise it further by attending wild parties. Extraverts may have lower brain activity, and like to raise it by seeking excitement.

We gave people two versions of the test, one that asked you to actively flip the cube and another that asked you to watch as the cube flipped passively by itself.

This experiment tests the hypothesis that because extraverts look for stimulation, they become bored easily. Having found one way of viewing the cube, extraverts tire quickly of that perspective, and make the image flip. We think extraverts will be faster than introverts at actively making the cube flip.

But in the version of the test where people were asked to watch as the cube flipped passively, introverts will be faster, because their level of brain activity is higher at rest.

You can check where the experiment is headed by looking at the graphs below.

Here are the results for introverts and extraverts who took the test:
13
6
10
10
8
9
6
5
5
8
2
6
3
1
2
1
3
1
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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
Introverts - Active Flipping. The graph plots the percentage of people against number of flips achieved


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8
7
7
7
5
10
6
5
5
3
2
5
2
4
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1
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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
Extraverts - Active Flipping. The graph plots the percentage of people against number of flips achieved


Here are the results for introverts and extraverts who took the slightly different test:
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8
10
10
8
5
2
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
Introverts - Passive Flipping. The graph plots the percentage of people against number of flips achieved


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14
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11
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1
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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
Extraverts - Passive Flipping. The graph plots the percentage of people against number of flips achieved

Ahhhh ok. The funny thing is i hit the spacebar like 100 times when i was trying to figure out what to do!

You flipped the cube 34 times in 30 seconds.

The results of the personality test show you are an extravert

I only did the flip thing... 6 times because I didn\'t know what to do at first. BTW, what big posts!:lol:

Yeah, you don\'t need to paste the whole friggen thing.

I\'m an introvert who flipped the cube 14 times.

The funny think is is that one said I\'m an extravert, but the more accurate personality test said I\'m an introvert, but I think extravert suites me better!

AimMan, your an intravert, then? I\'d imagine that you\'re quite smart! Am I right?

Press your SPACE bar each time you see the cube flip. Keep doing this for 30 seconds, until the cube disappears.

^ I took that one (there\'s two different cube tests). The cube didn\'t flip at all, and it says I\'m an introvert, heh.

The cube flipped 1 times in 30 seconds.

The results of the personality test show you are an introvert

Introvert, The cube thing may have been a mind trick. But I did not press once. XP

Everyone in my class says I\'m smart.

I don\'t think introverts are dominately smarter. I think they may just focus better. But that\'s just me.

1 time? 0 times? That\'s odd. You must have had your eyes closed(just kidding).