The test was developed by Harvard University postdoctoral fellow Dr. Jay A. Olson. It involves listing 10 nouns that are as different from each other as possible. People who are more creative tend to think of words that have greater distances between them.
I tend to overthink things and couldn't believe that I could actually complete the test in less than four minutes, so I timed myself with a stopwatch. The elapsed time from starting to hitting the submit button was 2:15! Scoring was immediate, and based on a calculation of the semantic distance between the words. Most people score between 74 and 82. Mine was 78.
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Sounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteThat was a weird little test. I got 84.62. I forgot to look to see how long it took me.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't surprise me that you got an above-average score :-)
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ReplyDeleteI got 73.99 -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteCool. Thanks for bringing attention to this. I scored 86.15.
ReplyDeleteWow!
DeleteWell done for your great score. God bless you always. (That's 10 words).
ReplyDelete:-)
DeleteThat sounds interesting, I don't like timed tests - they make me anxious. How silly is that?
ReplyDeleteI agree about the timed part, and don't think it's silly at all
DeleteGood job you!
ReplyDeleteInteresting....I'm scared to think of what my score might be!! Good for you, you did good.
ReplyDeleteI think you're a very creative person.
DeleteAverage - 75.67
ReplyDeleteNeat. I will definitely try it.
ReplyDelete79. Pleasant.
DeleteHow fun. Mine was 74.
ReplyDeleteHad to try it of course! 85.89
ReplyDeleteI scored 73.9, and I’m a little bothered by that… lol
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