The Associative Musical/Visual Intelligence Test

Gravdigr · 01-12-2011, 02:59 PM

Take this test. (Look for the white arrow in the black circle.) Post your score.

Whaddya know, I'm normal after all.

Flint · 01-12-2011, 03:01 PM

Wants me to create an account.

Gravdigr · 01-12-2011, 03:08 PM

Really? You are going down to about middle page? White arrow in the black circle? You aren't clicking an ad are you?

I didn't get that and have no account. Everyone tells me "You're no account for nothing."

Try it here.

monster · 01-12-2011, 10:46 PM

I had no problem either. And I got 90%. which is funny 'cause I sing like Garfield and can't play any instuments

Sundae · 01-13-2011, 03:18 PM

60% - and most of that guesswork.
i simply could not match symbols to music, and had terrible trouble working out when things went up or down.

It's not unexpected. I can learn lyrics and scripts in a heartbeat, and given backing music can hold a tune no problem. But harmonies I have always had to work at. Close harmonies I've had to learn in isolation, until I'm completely confident.
I have no real ear for music.

kerosene · 01-13-2011, 03:27 PM

I thought the test was kind of fun.

I scored a 95% but was really surprised at that.

footfootfoot · 01-13-2011, 05:01 PM

I just made random guesses, none of it made any sense to me. I got 35%. Afterwards I re-read the instructions, if you can call them that, and I think it is more about "decoding" their symbol shorthand and less about any type of synesthesia.

What do I know?

I know I have perfect pitch and I have excellent musical memory, I don't know about those other things though.

jimhelm · 01-13-2011, 05:15 PM

neat

plthijinx · 01-13-2011, 05:28 PM

look i am as dumb as i thinks i is!

50%

Clodfobble · 01-13-2011, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I just made random guesses, none of it made any sense to me. I got 35%. Afterwards I re-read the instructions, if you can call them that, and I think it is more about "decoding" their symbol shorthand and less about any type of synesthesia.

This. The whole concept of synesthesia is that it is fairly unique for each person who experiences it--one might very strongly sense a certain sound or concept as blue, while another might be just as sure that the same input equaled square. It is definitely not about a one-to-one correlation of pictures shifting upward a bit to represent higher pitches. That's called musical notation.

jimhelm · 01-13-2011, 07:38 PM

I saw similarities in the shapes and the music's path. like...there were two parts of the music; one was rising in pitch, and the other falling, the one with corresponding shapes was the right one. or there were 3 parts to the music, and three shapes in the right choice. I did have to guess on a couple though because i wasn't getting any association.

Shawnee123 · 01-14-2011, 04:51 PM

I bet if I were in college and stoned on some sensimilla I would have nailed it. I saw similar shapes listening to Heartbeat City on my Walkman, back in the glory days of "good shit."

But you know, this test? I don't even get it. I think it's a social experiment.

wolf · 01-15-2011, 01:48 PM

I wasn't sure how the test worked at first, so I flubbed the first two, I probably really score above 90%.

Yes, I have a musical background.

But of course, I am exceptional anyway.

Sundae · 01-15-2011, 02:13 PM

This time I listened and concentrated.
I had to replay them, but I did not guess.

80%

Pitch discrimination: 73.9%
Musical memory: 83.5%
Contour discrimination: 84.3%
Attention: 79.6% [I dispute this]
Musical/visual abstraction: 74.0%

I still can't make out the different lines in music of even my most favourite songs though, singing along with whoever takes the lead. I was trying to puzzle out a duet once and my friend said, "It's easy - she follows the line of the organ here..." I've listened again countless times and can't even discern the organ. Then again, he's a sound engineer.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-15-2011, 05:36 PM

50%, about what I expected with only one hearing aid in.

01-12-2011, 02:59 PM	#1
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	The Associative Musical/Visual Intelligence Test Take this test. (Look for the white arrow in the black circle.) Post your score. Whaddya know, I'm normal after all. Attached Images __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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01-12-2011, 03:08 PM	#3
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Really? You are going down to about middle page? White arrow in the black circle? You aren't clicking an ad are you? I didn't get that and have no account. Everyone tells me "You're no account for nothing." Try it here. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-12-2011, 10:46 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I had no problem either. And I got 90%. which is funny 'cause I sing like Garfield and can't play any instuments __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-13-2011, 03:18 PM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	60% - and most of that guesswork. i simply could not match symbols to music, and had terrible trouble working out when things went up or down. It's not unexpected. I can learn lyrics and scripts in a heartbeat, and given backing music can hold a tune no problem. But harmonies I have always had to work at. Close harmonies I've had to learn in isolation, until I'm completely confident. I have no real ear for music. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-13-2011, 03:27 PM	#6
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I thought the test was kind of fun. I scored a 95% but was really surprised at that.

01-13-2011, 05:01 PM	#7
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I just made random guesses, none of it made any sense to me. I got 35%. Afterwards I re-read the instructions, if you can call them that, and I think it is more about "decoding" their symbol shorthand and less about any type of synesthesia. What do I know? I know I have perfect pitch and I have excellent musical memory, I don't know about those other things though. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-13-2011, 05:15 PM	#8
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	neat Attached Images __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

01-13-2011, 05:28 PM	#9
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	look i am as dumb as i thinks i is! 50% __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-13-2011, 07:38 PM	#11
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	I saw similarities in the shapes and the music's path. like...there were two parts of the music; one was rising in pitch, and the other falling, the one with corresponding shapes was the right one. or there were 3 parts to the music, and three shapes in the right choice. I did have to guess on a couple though because i wasn't getting any association. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

01-14-2011, 04:51 PM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I bet if I were in college and stoned on some sensimilla I would have nailed it. I saw similar shapes listening to Heartbeat City on my Walkman, back in the glory days of "good shit." But you know, this test? I don't even get it. I think it's a social experiment. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-15-2011, 01:48 PM	#13
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I wasn't sure how the test worked at first, so I flubbed the first two, I probably really score above 90%. Yes, I have a musical background. But of course, I am exceptional anyway. Attached Images __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-15-2011, 02:13 PM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	This time I listened and concentrated. I had to replay them, but I did not guess. 80% Pitch discrimination: 73.9% Musical memory: 83.5% Contour discrimination: 84.3% Attention: 79.6% [I dispute this] Musical/visual abstraction: 74.0% I still can't make out the different lines in music of even my most favourite songs though, singing along with whoever takes the lead. I was trying to puzzle out a duet once and my friend said, "It's easy - she follows the line of the organ here..." I've listened again countless times and can't even discern the organ. Then again, he's a sound engineer. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-15-2011, 05:36 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	50%, about what I expected with only one hearing aid in. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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