This test was written by ME, Roger Carasso, for the UCB Psychology Department. It is intended to be used by companies that are recruiting on campus. With this test you can determine whether an applicant you are interviewing is a Robot, a Vulcan/Math MAjor, or a Liberal Arts major.
Tear off here, and administer test below to students ----------------------------------
Answer Questions by circling the appropriate subjective choice.
1. If stranded on a deserted island, I would want _____ 0) Shakespeare 1) Math books 2) Fluid oil
2. If I could have any job, I would be a _____ 0) writer 1) professor 2) McDonald's employee
3. On weekends, I go to _____ 0) The beach 1) The library 2) goto 10
4. My favorite hobby is _____ 0) Poetry 1) Open math problems 2) memorizing
5. I have taken ______ English classes. 0) Many 1) Enough to communicate 2) fori=1to++x10goto10
6. What is the quickest way to solve 2X+4=2? 0) Ask a Vulcan 1) In my head 2) Brute force with Cray 2 Supercomputer
7. What have you learned in school that you value the most? 0) Latin 1) How to operate my HP-28C 2) Complex Analysis
8. In between classes, I like to _____ 0) Talk with my friends 1) Study proofs 2) Add numbers on my calculator
9. When I have a report due, I type it on_____ 0) My manual typewriter 1) The school's word processor 2) My calculator and then upload it to a PC at 50 baud
10. Since coming to the University, I have gained many _____ 0) Friends 1) Books 2) Calculator manuals
11. The best use of a computer is _____ 0) A door stop 1) Graphing functions 2) Friends
12. When I go to a restaurant, I usually get _____ 0) A hamburger 1) A twinkie 2) Thrown out
13. What part of speech is "interface"? 0) A noun 1) A noun and a verb 2) Not enough data
14. What do you consider to be paradise? 0) Total happiness 1) Total knowledge 2) Two calculators
15. What type of music do you like? 0) Popular music 1) Classical music 2) Static noise
16. What is your favorite game? 0) Monopoly 1) Chess 2) Data entry races
17. My favorite Movie show is _____ 0) Ruthless People 1) Star Trek II 2) Short Circuit
18. If I had to know an equation on a test, I would _____ 0) Write it on my arm 1) Derive it during test 2) Memorize it with flash cards all day for weeks
19. The person I marry must have_____ 0) Beauty 1) Intelligence 2) An RS232 serial port
20. What I fear the most is _____ 0) Death 1) Emotions 2) Water
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Results: Simply add up the values of all your answers and look at the following table.
00-14 Liberal Arts 15-20 Vulcan/Math Major 21-40 Robot!!!