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    I have an idea for a very simple quadra test. The test would tell you what quadra you are and nothing beyond this.

    The idea is to simply display the images of people that have been typed reasonably accurately at random and to ask the observer to rate their level of subjective attraction to the person in the image. High attraction ratings would increase a value representing the likelihood of the person being in the same quadra as the person in the image. Low attraction ratings would decrease said value.

    The reason why such a test would be useful is because it circumvents a lot of the problems with the unreliability of self-report. The test would largely operate of subconscious evaluations (attraction) and thus defy the thought process by which a person tries to "convince themselves" they are one type or another.

    A good place to start would be to take Rick's typings and images in the celebrity section of his website.

    Do people here generally feel that typing by means of visual assesments of attraction works? Subjectively, I think it does in my case. I find it hard to even look at a picture with a conflictor of mine in it.

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    I think it works for some people. I've heard remarks that people find themselves attracted or repulsed based on quarda or types.

    For me personally, I've never found it usefull. But could just be me...

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    Just to clarify:

    The idea would also involve several means of comparing results to standards, so that certain pitfalls are avoided...

    For example, certain people will, on the whole, be rated as more attractive than others. Hence, the real attractiveness rating of any particular observer is the degree to which they rate the person more attractive than the average person does.

    Also some observers will use extreme ratings (a loto f 1s, 2s, 3s, 8s and 9s), whereas some use more moderate ratings. So the rating should be made in terms of standard deviations off the mean of the observer's results. This means that if the highest rating a person ever provides is 6, that should be interpreted as their "best" rating as much as any other person's 10 would be.

    Just a matter of using the right set of statistical tools. Shouldn't be a big deal.

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    I don't think such a test would work for me. Looking at photos of so-called SEEs, I don't find them more attractive or repulsive than any other type. Ditto for any other type.

    I am highly sensitive to facial expressions, but I think that's more based on someone's current mood, rather than socionic type. If someone has a facial expression that looks overly hostile or "don't mess with me" it does negatively affect my interaction with that person. As hard as I try not to be biased based on expressions, sometimes I get these strong hunches that are confirmed. I will say that certain types may me more prone to certain facial expressions or certain 'vibes' but its not a hard and fast rule.
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    Quote Originally Posted by warrior-librarian View Post
    I don't think such a test would work for me.
    Same here for the most part.

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    I think this would only help someone who didn't have any need for Socionics... it basically forces Socionics to agree with their preconceived ideas.



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    Quote Originally Posted by jxrtes View Post
    I like women with big tits.
    Although the most beautiful woman I ever saw was definitely SEI. She was a nude model, seemed extremely refined and sophisticated and looked gorgeous.

    I only have a passing attraction to other types no matter how objectively attractive they are.


    @labcoat, for this idea to work the person would have to be subjected to lots of photographs of attractive people and rank them in order from most beautiful to least beautiful.

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    ...I like the idea.


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    I think this methodology is theoretically sound and maybe someone should look into implementing it. Of course, the reliability of the test is contingent on a few things--one being that the individuals in the images are actually typed correctly (a BIG IF). And as someone mentioned previously, the attractiveness of the images between the quadras would have to be normalized somehow. Other than that, I agree with the underlying premise that people are generally more attracted to others in their same quadra.

    Additionally, why limit this methodology to merely placing someone in a quadra? Couldn't it be taken further (i.e., it is a reasonable assumption that people would be more attracted to images of their dual than say, their mirror)?

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    I just thought about this:

    How about having just a general visual based test period?

    Instead of just (it can include) having attractive quadra members, what about adding something like:

    Who would you most likely hang out with?

    a)
    b)
    c)
    d)
    What do you find more funny?

    a)
    b)
    c)
    d)
    What's the fun date?

    a)
    b)
    c)
    d)
    etc.

    ... Not those examples specifically, but the principle: something that symbolizes the quadra values.

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    I think you could also ask "who would you trust most" or "whom would you like to hang out with", as Timeless suggested, rather than "who are you attracted to", because attraction would be taken as physical attraction (seeing as it's only by photos) and defeats the purpose of the test.

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    Is anyone actually working on creating this test? I was thinking of starting to work on it later this summer.

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