Right-brained or left-brained?

For a few of these questions I wanted to answer 'both' (or 'neither') but on the whole they were reasonable. I think the result is probably pretty accurate too.

You Are 60% Left Brained, 40% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

Are You Right or Left Brained?

Learning styles

This was fun. I found the link on Gill's blog. Seventy questions that (in theory) indicate preferred learning style. Results out of a maximum of 20. Here's what my results said:

Visual 6 Aural 10 Verbal 15 Physical 9 Logical 11 Social 12 Solitary 18

Sounds about right. I'm primarily a solitary learner, it's true. Verbal learning comes high on the list, visual very low. That's visual as in images and pictures: reading, by contrast, is my main way of learning but I assume that's included under verbal.

Learning styles inventory

Multiple intelligences

Ah, one more then. Here's a much better quiz about multiple intelligences, which also tells me my strength is in linguistic/verbal skills. Interesting. When I've done this kind of thing before, I've come out highest in intra-personal, which ranks second according to this questionnaire. I also usually score rather higher at maths - which is the subject I did for my degree, albeit many years ago.

Anyway, for what it's worth:

You scored as Verbal/Linguistic. You have highly developed auditory skills, enjoy reading and writing and telling stories, and are good at getting your point across. You learn best by saying and hearing words. People like you include poets, authors, speakers, attorneys, politicians, lecturers and teachers. Verbal/Linguistic 96% Intrapersonal 86% Interpersonal 68% Musical/Rhythmic 46% Logical/Mathematical 39% Visual/Spatial 36% Bodily/Kinesthetic 36% The Rogers Indicator of Multiple Intelligences created with QuizFarm.com

Types of Intelligence

Seven types of intelligence are fairly widely understood these days. Whereas IQ tests really only look at logical reasoning, numerical pattern understanding, English usage (a bit) and spatial reasoning, this simple questionnaire looks at our abilities in various seven intelligence areas to determine the most significant one. It doesn't give a chart with them all - indeed I'm not sure if it does question for all of them - but I guess it's about right that my primary area is linguistic.

Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence

You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well. An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly. You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view. A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary. You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator.

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

Nothing to do with IQ really...

I've seen this on other blogs too. Strange test. Some easy questions, some not-so-easy. At least one American general knowledge. IQ tests at best tell you how well you do in IQ tests, they're only a general measure of a few sorts of intelligence. But anyway, this was very quick and I thought the results quite cool.

Your IQ Is 125

Your Logical Intelligence is Exceptional Your Verbal Intelligence is Genius Your Mathematical Intelligence is Genius Your General Knowledge is Above Average

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test