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Kholdstare
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Here's mine:
Are You Nerdier Than Half the Population?
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The forum discussion revolves around a nerdiness test available at http://www.nerdtests.com/ft_nq.php?im, where participants share their results and interpretations. Scores vary significantly, with some users identifying as "Supreme Nerd" while others classify themselves as "Low Ranking Nerd." The consensus indicates that self-perception of nerdiness often contrasts with test outcomes, leading to humorous exchanges about personal interests and knowledge levels. Overall, the discussion highlights the subjective nature of nerdiness and the community's playful engagement with the concept.
PREREQUISITES- Understanding of the concept of "nerdiness" and its cultural implications.
- Familiarity with online personality tests and their scoring mechanisms.
- Basic knowledge of internet culture and community interactions.
- Awareness of common nerd-related stereotypes and humor.
- Explore the psychology behind personality tests and their impact on self-identity.
- Research the cultural significance of "nerd" and "geek" labels in modern society.
- Investigate online communities that focus on personality assessments and their discussions.
- Learn about the history and evolution of nerd culture in relation to technology and academia.
This discussion is beneficial for individuals interested in cultural studies, psychology, and online community dynamics, particularly those exploring identity formation through self-assessment tools.
- #92
Illuminerdi
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It ranked me in the 91st percentile, but I really doubt that's accurate.
I spend many hours at the gym every week and have never read comic books, sci fi, etc., and it seems the crowd self-identifying as nerd is doing little but perpetuate the highly inaccurate stereotype that intelligence is linked with social ineptitude and unhealthy obsessions.
I spend many hours at the gym every week and have never read comic books, sci fi, etc., and it seems the crowd self-identifying as nerd is doing little but perpetuate the highly inaccurate stereotype that intelligence is linked with social ineptitude and unhealthy obsessions.
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- #93
saltkraxen
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My 'nerd' score:
38% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
61% scored lower (less nerdy).
What does this mean? Your nerdiness is:
Low Ranking Nerd. Definitely a nerd but low on the totem pole of nerds.
+1Illuminerdi said:
- #94
Kholdstare
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"that intelligence is linked with social ineptitude and unhealthy obsessions."
Because, it is!
Because, it is!
- #95
lisab
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Kholdstare said:
In popular culture, it is. But I question if it's real. I've known plenty of socially inept, unhealthy people who are...um, for lack of a more graceful term...dumb as tree stumps.
- #96
Illuminerdi
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Kholdstare said:
Find the Terman study on gifted children.
That is all.
- #97
Kholdstare
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Guys! I was just joking ! :D
I don't really know what intelligence is linked with.
I don't really know what intelligence is linked with.
- #98
mishrashubham
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Here goes nothing
http://www.nerdtests.com/images/badge/nt2/aaf46d51d1b020ff.png
http://www.nerdtests.com/images/badge/nt2/aaf46d51d1b020ff.png
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- #99
Psych101
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Overall, you scored as follows:
30% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
69% scored lower (less nerdy).
^^^I found the above statistics pretty unsurprising.
Now can somebody please give me examples of how to make the results of this survey more accurate? The reason I ask for this is because I personally think it is way too easy to manipulate the results of this survey since (at least for me) I figured out how to manipulate the results in a desired fashion (I make the results nerdier or less nerdier) by answering certain opinionated questions in a certain manner (for example, I can pick a larger or smaller Interval for the question on "Average Internet Usage Per Day" to make myself respectively seem nerdier or less nerdy.).
Maybe putting a strict time constraint on the quiz might make it easier to make the testee answer the questions more honestly? Does anybody have any suggestions on how to make the results of the quiz more reflective of what it is designed to measure?
30% scored higher (more nerdy),
1% scored the same, and
69% scored lower (less nerdy).
^^^I found the above statistics pretty unsurprising.
Now can somebody please give me examples of how to make the results of this survey more accurate? The reason I ask for this is because I personally think it is way too easy to manipulate the results of this survey since (at least for me) I figured out how to manipulate the results in a desired fashion (I make the results nerdier or less nerdier) by answering certain opinionated questions in a certain manner (for example, I can pick a larger or smaller Interval for the question on "Average Internet Usage Per Day" to make myself respectively seem nerdier or less nerdy.).
Maybe putting a strict time constraint on the quiz might make it easier to make the testee answer the questions more honestly? Does anybody have any suggestions on how to make the results of the quiz more reflective of what it is designed to measure?
- #100
CFDFEAGURU
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Here is what I scored.
High Level Nerd.
:)
High Level Nerd.
:)
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