Mind in the eyes test

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I got a 32.

I agree that this tests nothing real--I had to stare at each one for at least 3 minutes. Real life does not work that way.

It reminds me of the photographs of "typical" emotional expressions you see in psychology texts: sad, angry, happy, disappointed--I forget the rest, but there's supposed to be a set of "basic" emotions (with correlating expressions) that comprise all others.

If I can find them I'll let you know what they are.

I got a lot of practice watching actors emote in TV dramas and movies. Yes, I would know the context of the scene, so it wasn't really a "test," but I learned to watch people's eyes very closely--guess it stuck.

Example (for me, anyway): NASH BRIDGES.

This isn't an actual quiz, but, without reading the text, see if you can identify these expressions without having multiple choice suggestions. If you jot down your guesses, or just remember them, you can score yourself.

http://discovermagazine.com/2005/jan/ph ... xpressions

To be perfectly honest, I couldn't finish the test. I started feeling like someone was watching me and I creeped myself out. Started laughing at myself like crazy once I closed the page and shook the feeling. Anybody else have that problem?

I used to have a lot of posters on my wall, and could never look at their faces because if I did I would feel like I was communicating with them, and that was just way too uncomfortable. Could be why the test creeped me out...I dunno.

I got a 24 on the test. A lot of them I basically guessed on so I am sure some of it was just by chance. I have never really been in the habit of solely looking at someone's eyes.

We are, after all, autistic by definition. Therefore, exempt from pasing this test with flying colors.

I do have a great deal of respect for Simon Baron-Cohen and the premise is sound. But it is hard to look at pairs of eyes (ouch) and I also agree that the eye make-up is confounding - at least that's my excuse. And I'm sticking to it

I wear eye make-up (the Lab Pet is a diva of an Aspie) but that's not why.

OK, just in awe of those here who scored high (sans cheating?) - guess I am resigned to the fact that I'm not good at reading eyes. Sigh.

These tests are always so inaccurate. Looking at just the eyes, I have honestly no idea. Most of them look expressionless to me, but because of the multiple choice style of the test I usually get them right. The blank eyes are clearly not "aghast", "delighted" or "furious" so by default I'll chose "calm" or something. In a real life situation I'd have no idea.

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I got 23. I had to guess on some of them. It was kind of a weird test.

28...ADHD though, not ASD.

The odd thing is I don't really watch people's faces ALL that much when I talk to them, and have to make an effort for eye contact. But when I do, certain people are an open book to me.

I do think I misjudge the intensity of people's emotions sometimes, though. I'm not sure if it's a lack of attention or proper perception, or that I perceive so strongly that it "hits" me harder than people intend it to. I also think that sometimes I may see a person's feeling about a situation but if they look at me, I feel that emotion on me.

For those of you with ASD, is it not recognizing the correct emotion, or is it an intensity issue, or both?

(I wonder, though, how I would have scored before I learned to draw? I agree about the bad lighting and other quality issues from the photos, and I think I was using information I know from drawing, from how I would depict an emotion, to fill in what I couldn't make out clearly on the photos. I draw only humans and animals, though--things whose emotions I can't read are of no interest to me to draw. A still life I can't focus on for long. Now, photos of landscapes and starscapes are different for looking at--but I think that may be for spiritual reasons. Actually, I think there IS a connection...that I see life and personality there.)

Score: 28

At least I can look pictures of eyes in the eye.

Not sure if this is something anybody would be interested in, but it does relate to the topic.

I'm pretty good at reading faces IRL, but as an amateur artist, I needed an additional level of subtlety to make sure I was conveying the impression I wanted, and to see how just small changes could affect the expressions my drawings would convey. This tutorial is one I found very informative, and I wonder if it could also have real-life applications for people who have trouble recognizing emotions on actual people's faces?

The emotions even "branch" out from a neutral expression to show how they progress from one to the other, and group them into recognizable categories that are easier (to my mind) to follow than the standard "Emotions" poster.

http://cedarseed.deviantart.com/art/Emo ... n-47118559

(Depending on your browser, you MIGHT have to download the image to get it to display where the text is readable.)

25 for me.

We all could compile our results and send directly to Simon Baron-Cohen for research purposes. Why not?

Aspies in mindblind action.