News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by jdietrich on Monday November 08, 2010 @06:29PM (#1884515)
Prediction: The average HNer will score significantly higher than the general average.

I hypothesise that the social issues geeks experience are predominantly caused by hypersensitivity to the emotions of others, rather than insensitivity; In keeping with the Dunning-Kruger hypothesis we tend to underestimate our ability to empathise, thereby causing us to overanalyse social situations, leading to anxiety and paralysis.

Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by newobj on Monday November 08, 2010 @07:10PM (#1884658)
Got 30/36. Yay! I'm not a Cylon.

Didn't find it stressful. It was interesting though when I would get one wrong and absolutely could NOT see why it would be the emotion described...

Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by gphil on Monday November 08, 2010 @07:54PM (#1884796)
I agree. This felt like a test of whether or not one is conditioned to recognize how actors use their eyes to express certain emotions rather than a test of how well one can empathize with the feelings of others in the real world.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by pg on Monday November 08, 2010 @06:55PM (#1884591)
What is the general average? I didn't make it far enough to get told what the scores mean.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by msbarnett on Monday November 08, 2010 @07:03PM (#1884628)
The general population average is 26.2, and the Aspergers/High-Functioning Autist average is 21.9 according to the end of the test.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by jackfoxy on Monday November 08, 2010 @07:57PM (#1884808)
32. At least those responding corroborate your prediction. Could be self-selection. Those I got wrong I spent too much time analyzing, might have selected the "correct" answer if I had acted quicker. Does that corroborate Dunning-Kruger a bit?

EDIT: Reading further in the comments quite a few folks revealed a lower score. Actually that should not be too surprising, since some number of high-achieving, socially awkward types find fulfillment in hacking (Bill Gates).

Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by eru on Monday November 08, 2010 @10:01PM (#1885104)
How about just good or bad luck with the test?
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by etherael on Monday November 08, 2010 @07:17PM (#1884684)
I was extremely surprised by this, I had at times almost gone so far as self diagnosing myself with aspergers due to my complete lack of interest in all things touchy feely and human, but hey; 35/36.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by throw_away on Monday November 08, 2010 @09:57PM (#1885098)
33. at first, I thought that it was just faking me out & telling me I was right on all of them. usually, I don't notice details about people very easily (gained/lost weight, new haircut, etc), unless I make a conscious effort to concentrate on such details. Perhaps that could be another contributing factor between the results and what one might expect.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by auxbuss on Monday November 08, 2010 @07:54PM (#1884798)
Just adding my score of 32, which was a surprise. And quite a confidence boost. Just hope the test results aren't rigged. They ya go, over-thinking things.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by rdonahue on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @09:48AM (#1886564)
33 here. The only anxiety or frustration I got was getting one wrong because I didn't read all the choices. Other than that it was kind of fun.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by orangecat on Monday November 08, 2010 @07:06PM (#1884638)
I did a version of this test without instant feedback around a month ago and got 20/36, and just got a 25 on this one.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by eru on Monday November 08, 2010 @10:01PM (#1885108)
Learning effects?
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by katovatzschyn on Monday November 08, 2010 @06:56PM (#1884596)
34. I think you might be on to some thing.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by misterbwong on Monday November 08, 2010 @07:45PM (#1884770)
Interesting hypothesis. I'm a 31. I wonder what the range of "normal" is.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by dageshi on Monday November 08, 2010 @06:40PM (#1884543)
Spot on. 30 out of 36.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by david55475 on Monday November 08, 2010 @06:52PM (#1884574)
35 out of 36. I've often thought I was hypersensitive about things/people, and I'm always concerned with what other people are feeling, even more than my (female) partner :)
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by brettnak on Monday November 08, 2010 @06:59PM (#1884609)
31... Agreed.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by num1 on Monday November 08, 2010 @07:09PM (#1884652)
Seems to be correct so far, 32.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by delackner on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @12:44AM (#1885507)
Wow, that sounds like me. 32.
Re:Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (Do You Have Asperger's?) by ph0rque on Monday November 08, 2010 @08:30PM (#1884883)
Yup... 31 here.