Test Yourself

I tested my Empathy Quoient with Simon Baron-Cohen's test. I scored a 36 out of 80 when most women score a 47 and a male scores an average 42. I found this unusal because i don't find myself to be an unempathetic. I am a very blunt and honest but I don't think i lack empathy. I think these characteristics are positive. I find myself to be a good listener and an even better advice giver because of them. They make me more real and i look at life and situations with a clear, realistic point of view. The questions asked on the test seem somewhat superficial and unrealistic to what measures empathy. I feel empathy is a trait that is hard to measure especially through an online questionaire. A better way to measure empathy would be real life situations and how a person deals with them. empathy comes from the heart and reading a computer screen and and answering a question comes from the head. There is no emotion wheen empathy is executed through the rising of one's emotions. I don't doubt the scientific method behind the test but i don't think it accurately evaluates me.