These are results from various non-diagnostic indicative tests I take on the internet. So far, they are all relevant to Aspergers, but I may take some in the future of a different nature.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Systemizing and Empathizing Quotients



My results from the EQSQ test, found at eqsq.com/

This is not a diagnostic test, it says nothing definite.

Your Systemizing (SQ) and Empathizing (EQ) Quotient Test Results



Respondent Average EQ Average SQ Brain Type
Males 39.0 61.2 Systemizing
Females 48.0 51.7 Empathizing
Your Score 17 93 Extreme Systemizing

What does your score mean?

Generally, the higher the score the greater your natural ability for that trait. However, the EQ test has 40 questions compared to 75 in the SQ test. As a result, although the unprocessed quotients may be used for comparing each trait ability between individuals, the absolute scores do not tell an individual if he or she has a greater tendency to empathize or systemize. A calculation taking into account the quantity of questions in each test is used to determine a person's brain type along the following continuum:



  • Extreme Empathizing (Extreme E)

  • Empathizing (E)

  • Balanced (B)

  • Systemizing (S)

  • Extreme Systemizing (Extreme S)


Brain Types of Experimental Control Groups
Respondent Extreme E E Balanced S Extreme S
Males 0% 17% 31% 46% 6%
Females 7% 47% 32% 14% 0%

The important factor to consider is not your absolute score, but the difference between the two. This indicates whether you have more natural ability as an Empathizer or a Systemizer. If your scores are about the same for your EQ and SQ, then you have well balanced empathizing-systemizing capabilities.