The Essential Difference front page | The Systemizing Quotient (SQ) testThe Empathy Quotient (EQ) The Empathy Quotient is intended to measure how easily you pick up on other people's feelings and how strongly you are affected by other people's feelings. Please read each of the 60 following statements very carefully and rate how strongly you agree or disagree with them by circling your answer. There are no right or wrong answers, or trick questions. How to take the test 1. Print out this page and circle your answers. 2. Work out your EQ score using the points system explained at the bottom of this page.
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1.
I can easily tell if someone else wants to enter a conversation.
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I prefer animals to humans. |
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I try to keep up with
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I find it difficult to explain to others things that I understand easily,
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I dream most nights.
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I really enjoy caring for other people. |
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I try to solve my own
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I find it hard
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I am at my best first thing in the morning. |
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People often tell me that I went too far in driving my point home in a discussion.
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It doesn't bother me too much if I am late meeting a friend. |
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12.
Friendships and relationships are just too difficult, so I tend not to bother
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I would never break a law, no matter how minor. |
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I often find it difficult to judge if something is rude or polite.
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In a conversation, I tend to focus on my own thoughts rather than on what
my listener might be thinking. |
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I prefer practical jokes to verbal humour. |
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I live life for today rather than the future. |
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When I was a child, I enjoyed cutting up worms to see what would happen.
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19.
I can pick up quickly if someone says one thing but means another.
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I tend to have very strong opinions about morality. |
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21.
It is hard for me to see why some things upset people so much. |
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I find it easy to put myself in somebody else's shoes. |
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23.
I think that good manners are the most important thing a parent can teach
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I like to do things on the spur of the moment. |
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25.
I am good at predicting how someone will feel. |
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I am quick to spot when someone in a group is feeling awkward or uncomfortable.
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27.
If I say something that someone else is offended by, I think that that's
their problem, not mine. |
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28.
If anyone asked me if I liked their haircut, I would reply truthfully, even
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29.
I can't always see why someone should have felt offended by a remark.
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30.
People often tell me that I am very unpredictable. |
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31.
I enjoy being the centre of attention at any social gathering. |
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32.
Seeing people cry doesn't really upset me. |
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I enjoy having discussions about politics. |
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34.
I am very blunt, which some people take to be rudeness, even though this
is unintentional. |
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I don?tend to find social situations confusing. |
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36.
Other people tell me I am good at understanding how they are feeling and
what they are thinking. |
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37.
When I talk to people, I tend to talk about their experiences rather than
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38.
It upsets me to see an animal in pain. |
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I am able to make decisions without being influenced by people's feelings.
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I can't relax until I have done everything I had planned to do that day.
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41.
I can easily tell if someone else is interested or bored with what I am
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42.
I get upset if I see people suffering on news programmes. |
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43.
Friends usually talk to me about their problems as they say that I am very
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44.
I can sense if I am intruding, even if the other person doesn't tell me.
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45.
I often start new hobbies but quickly become bored with them and move on
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People sometimes tell me that I have gone too far with teasing. |
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47.
I would be too nervous to go on a big rollercoaster. |
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48.
Other people often say that I am insensitive, though I don?always see
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49.
If I see a stranger in a group, I think that it is up to them to make an
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50.
I usually stay emotionally detached when watching a film. |
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51.
I like to be very organised in day to day life and often make lists of the
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I can tune into how someone else feels rapidly and intuitively. |
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I don't like to take risks. |
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54.
I can easily work out what another person might want to talk about.
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I can tell if someone is masking their true emotion. |
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Before making a decision I always weigh up the pros and cons. |
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I don't consciously work out the rules of social situations. |
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I am good at predicting what someone will do. |
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59.
I tend to get emotionally involved with a friend's problems. |
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60.
I can usually appreciate the other person's viewpoint, even if I don't agree
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How to work out your EQ score Score two points for each of the following items if you answered 'definitely agree' or one point if you answered 'slightly agree': 1, 6, 19, 22, 25, 26, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 52, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60.Score two points for each of the following items if you answered 'definitely disagree' or one point if you answered 'slightly disagree': 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15,18, 21, 27, 28, 29, 32, 34, 39, 46, 48, 49, 50 All other questions are not scored.
What your score means On average, most women score about 47 and most men about 42. Most people with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism score about 20. 0-32 = You have a lower than average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately. 33-52 = You have an average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately. You know how to treat people with care and sensitivity. 53-63 = You have an above average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately. You know how to treat people with care and sensitivity. 64-80 = You have a very high ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately. You know how to treat people with care and sensitivity. Once you have both your EQ and SQ, go here to work out what type of brain you have. What type of brain do you have? Once you have worked out both your EQ and SQ scores, click here to work out what type of brain you have.
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