What kind of thinker are you?

15 Apr 2005

Venus was complaining about the lack of something deep to get her teeth into so I trawled around and found little link for you all to play with and to discuss if you so wish.
"For many years, people used IQ tests to try and determine someoneâ€™s intelligence. However, some researchers believe that IQ tests do not take into account the fact that different people might think in different ways, and have different strengths and weaknesses.
Most people would agree that Mozart was a genius - but Mozart would probably have struggled with Einsteinâ€™s theories just like the rest of us. This doesnâ€™t mean that one man was more clever than the other â€“ they just thought in very different ways.
Many psychologists now believe that what we call intelligence can be subdivided into different categories, all of which can all be measured independently. Different kinds of thinking are needed to solve different problems."

(I am a Linguistic and Spatial thinker by the way)
So to expand on this theory, do you think the kind of thinker you are effects your behaviour and what kind of strategies work for your day to day life going smoothly?
kiss

Gem. x

15 Apr 2005

Talking of IQ, anybody here a member of MENSA,
I think the only clever member of MENSA was whoever thought of charging $whatever for a certificate to say you are clever........

15 Apr 2005

sorry littlegem, didnt mean to try and derail your topic.....just ignore me..........!!

15 Apr 2005

I'm a linguistic thinker apparently!
Tend to think in words, and like to use language to express complex ideas.
Are sensitive to the sounds and rhythms of words as well as their meanings.
I'd be good as the following...
Journalist, Librarian, Salesperson, Proof-reader, Translator, Poet, Lyricist.
Hmmmm... rolleyes

15 Apr 2005

don't worry austin, I have a feeling the mood in here tonight will see this thread sink like the proverbial lead balloon! lol

I just don't have the complex issues posting power of the mighty Venus. rolleyes

:lol:
Come on then moaning minnie, get your teeth into it and rag it to bits! :lol:
Gem. x In a boat rocking mood! ;)

15 Apr 2005

Interpersonal thinkers:
Like to think about other people, and try to understand them
Recognise differences between individuals and appreciate that different people have different perspectives
Make an effort to cultivate effective relationships with family, friends and colleagues
:shock: Its me....

15 Apr 2005

Spatial Thinkers:
Tend to think in pictures, and can develop good mental models of the physical world.
Think well in three dimensions
Have a flair for working with objects
Other Spatial Thinkers include
Pablo Picasso, Michelangelo, Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Careers which suit Spatial Thinkers include
Mechanic, Photographer, Artist, Architect, Engineer, Builder, Set designer
eureka !!!! thats me that is wink

15 Apr 2005

You are an Interpersonal Thinker
Interpersonal thinkers:
Like to think about other people, and try to understand them
Recognise differences between individuals and appreciate that different people have different perspectives
Make an effort to cultivate effective relationships with family, friends and colleagues
Like interpersonal thinkers, Leonardo had lots of friends and contacts, and was a popular figure at the Italian court. Other Interpersonal thinkers include
Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa, William Shakespeare
Careers which suit Interpersonal thinkers include
Politician, Psychologist, Nurse, Counsellor, Teacher
Wow ! I love these things always spot on with me. Agree with Psychologist and counsellor, but don't know about mother Teresa :angel:
:love: xxx

15 Apr 2005

Ooh scary, it got me good, this one, and I'm two types of thinker:
You are a Logical-Mathematical Thinker
Logical-Mathematical thinkers:
Like to understand patterns and relationships between objects or actions
Try to understand the world in terms of causes and effects
Are good at thinking critically, and solving problems creatively
Like Logical-Mathematical thinkers, Leonardo based his theories on evidence rather than speculation. Other Logical-Mathematical Thinkers include Isaac Newton, Archimedes, Albert Einstein
Careers which suit Logical-Mathematical thinkers include
Physicist, Chemist, Biologist, Lawyer, Computer programmer, Engineer, Inventor
You are an Interpersonal Thinker
Interpersonal thinkers:
Like to think about other people, and try to understand them
Recognise differences between individuals and appreciate that different people have different perspectives
Make an effort to cultivate effective relationships with family, friends and colleagues
Like interpersonal thinkers, Leonardo had lots of friends and contacts, and was a popular figure at the Italian court. Other Interpersonal thinkers include Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa, William Shakespeare
Careers which suit Interpersonal thinkers include
Politician, Psychologist, Nurse, Counsellor, Teacher

15 Apr 2005

I'm with you blue on this one confused

: :?: :?: lol

:lol: :lol:

15 Apr 2005

ok, i got 3 different types after the quiz;
spatial
logical mathematical
interpersonal
Gawd knows how! IQ tests are stupid though - they're merely a test of how good you are at doing IQ tests. Having done many IQ tests for work purposes (military, civil service and others) I know I am very good at doing the tests. Doesn't mean I'm clever though. Yes, I could join MENSA, but frankly, why would I want to? I have a Masters degree from a good university, so why would I want to prove my intelligence otherwise? And, in fact, having worked in my industry for the past 15 years, even the degree is irrelevant! Attittude in a job is much more important.

15 Apr 2005

You are an Interpersonal Thinker
Interpersonal thinker
* Like to think about other people, and try to understand them
* Recognise differences between individuals and appreciate that different people have different perspectives
* Make an effort to cultivate effective relationships with family, friends and colleagues
Interpersonal thinkers:
Like interpersonal thinkers, Leonardo had lots of friends and contacts, and was a popular figure at the Italian court.
Other Interpersonal thinkers include
Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa, William Shakespeare
Careers which suit Interpersonal thinkers include
Politician, Psychologist, Nurse, Counsellor, Teacher
And I'm studying psychology. How does it know???? confused

:lol: :lol: :lol:

15 Apr 2005

Slightly on-topic......
I had some excellent advanced slaes training about a year or so back, and they taught us that there are 3 types of 'sensory channels' that people relate to when going through the buying process.......
The 3 channels all relate to the way in which information is stored and remembered....
Visual - Customers who link information they receive to images and what they have seen or can imagine in their mind
Auditory - Customers who listen to information and remember what was said
Kinaesthetic- People who have to 'feel' a product, and buy depending on what emotions it may evoke...
Just thought that this may be of interest, it is great once you start understanding how it is possible to relate more closely with people once you are able to ascertain their preferred sensory channel...... It was difficult to talk to anyone for weeks afterwards without trying to weigh them up!!!!
I think its amazing the depth of the mind once you start scratching the surface of this sort of stuff.....

15 Apr 2005

Intrapersonal thinkers:
Spend a lot of time thinking about and trying to understand themselves
Reflect on their thoughts and moods, and work to improve them
You understand how your behaviour affects your relationships with others
Like intrapersonal thinkers, Leonardo worked hard to improve all aspects of himself. Other Intrapersonal thinkers include
Sigmund Freud, Gandhi, Grahame Greene
Careers which suit Intrapersonal Thinkers include
Psychologist, Teacher, Pilot, Child care worker, Explorer, Drama therapist

No shit?! :lol2:
Venusxxx

15 Apr 2005

Kinaesthetic thinkers:
Think in movements.
Like to use their bodies in skilful and expressive ways
Have an aptitude for working with your hands
Leonardo spent much of his life studying the human body to find our how it moved Other Kinaesthetic Thinkers include
Houdini, Rudolph Nureyev, David Beckham
Careers which suit Kinaesthetic Thinkers include
Sportsperson, Craftsperson, Surgeon, Actor, Dancer, Coach, Physiotherapist
You are a Naturalist Thinker
Naturalist Thinkers:
Like to understand the natural world, and the living beings that inhabit it
have an aptitude for communicating with animals
You try to understand patterns of life and natural forces
I always thought I used my body in a skilful way and my hands :twisted: :P

15 Apr 2005

Existential thinkers:
* Like to spend time thinking about philosophical issues such as "What is the meaning of life?"
* Try to see beyond the 'here and now', and understand deeper meanings
* consider moral and ethical implications of problems as well as practical solutions
Other Existential Thinkers include
The Buddha, Gandhi, Plato, Socrates, Martin Luther King
Careers which suit Existential Thinkers include
Philosopher, Religious leader, Head of state, Artist, Writer

yaaay! uncannily accurate i thought! biggrin

rainbows reckoned i should be Prime Minister :bounce: and seems the cardinals have found their man!
at last . . . a test that truly recognises my greatness! :smug: :mrgreen: ((( sort of TM Venus 2005 )))
neil x x x ;)

15 Apr 2005

Quote by bbc webite where the quiz is from
"For many years, people used IQ tests to try and determine someoneâ€™s intelligence. However, some researchers believe that IQ tests do not take into account the fact that different people might think in different ways, and have different strengths and weaknesses.
Most people would agree that Mozart was a genius - but Mozart would probably have struggled with Einsteinâ€™s theories just like the rest of us. This doesnâ€™t mean that one man was more clever than the other â€“ they just thought in very different ways.
Many psychologists now believe that what we call intelligence can be subdivided into different categories, all of which can all be measured independently. Different kinds of thinking are needed to solve different problems."

Erm, slagging IQ tests was not the aim of this thread.
Anyway, how do you cope in the day to day running of your life and do you think that your thinking type is a key in the way you do particular things?
For example remembering a shopping list?
Do you see the shop and mentally pick things of the self in your head or do you make a list???
See where I'm going with this?

15 Apr 2005

You are a Logical-Mathematical Thinker
Logical-Mathematical thinkers:
* Like to understand patterns and relationships between objects or actions
* Try to understand the world in terms of causes and effects
* Are good at thinking critically, and solving problems creatively
Like Logical-Mathematical thinkers, Leonardo based his theories on evidence rather than speculation. Other Logical-Mathematical Thinkers include
Isaac Newton, Archimedes, Albert Einstein
Careers which suit Logical-Mathematical thinkers include
Physicist, Chemist, Biologist, Lawyer, Computer programmer, Engineer, Inventor
I am also an Interpersonal Thinker (this ones been covered)
Just for the record!!! Nice link little gem - thanks, I think i'll be taking a look over this in the next few days.....

15 Apr 2005

Hey bluexxx, im the same as you, hope theres no correlation between females and that type of thinking, my macho ego probably couldn't cope!!!

15 Apr 2005

Erm, well my result was an interpersonal thinker, which is strange, as I have been a majority of the examples under the linguistic thinker category. dunno

Mike.

15 Apr 2005

Quote by bluexxx
Ooh scary, it got me good, this one, and I'm two types of thinker:
You are a Logical-Mathematical Thinker
Logical-Mathematical thinkers:
Like to understand patterns and relationships between objects or actions
Try to understand the world in terms of causes and effects
Are good at thinking critically, and solving problems creatively
Like Logical-Mathematical thinkers, Leonardo based his theories on evidence rather than speculation. Other Logical-Mathematical Thinkers include Isaac Newton, Archimedes, Albert Einstein
Careers which suit Logical-Mathematical thinkers include
Physicist, Chemist, Biologist, Lawyer, Computer programmer, Engineer, Inventor
You are an Interpersonal Thinker
Interpersonal thinkers:
Like to think about other people, and try to understand them
Recognise differences between individuals and appreciate that different people have different perspectives
Make an effort to cultivate effective relationships with family, friends and colleagues
Like interpersonal thinkers, Leonardo had lots of friends and contacts, and was a popular figure at the Italian court. Other Interpersonal thinkers include Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa, William Shakespeare
Careers which suit Interpersonal thinkers include
Politician, Psychologist, Nurse, Counsellor, Teacher

Crap! That's me too!! :shock:
You're not a Sagitarian are you Blue?

15 Apr 2005

Quote by little gem
Erm, slagging IQ tests was not the aim of this thread.
Anyway, how do you cope in the day to day running of your life and do you think that your thinking type is a key in the way you do particular things?
For example remembering a shopping list?
Do you see the shop and mentally pick things of the self in your head or do you make a list???
See where I'm going with this?

OK, I won't slag off IQ tests then :gagged: wink

I'm crap at shopping. I can't cope in a supermarket that I don't know cos I can't find anything and I get very pissed off. I'm OK in somewhere I know cos I can just go to the stuff I want from memory. I'm rubbish at lists too, I always forget to take it dunno

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I think the mathematical thinker was spot on for me, shopping is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay beyond me lol

:lol: :lol: :lol:
-Edit - Libra confused

15 Apr 2005

Interpersonal thinkers:
Like to think about other people, and try to understand them
Recognise differences between individuals and appreciate that different people have different perspectives
Make an effort to cultivate effective relationships with family, friends and colleagues
Like interpersonal thinkers, Leonardo had lots of friends and contacts, and was a popular figure at the Italian court. Other Interpersonal thinkers include
Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa, William Shakespeare
Careers which suit Interpersonal thinkers include
Naturalist Thinkers:
Like to understand the natural world, and the living beings that inhabit it
have an aptitude for communicating with animals
You try to understand patterns of life and natural forces
Like other Naturalist thinkers, Leonardo longed to spend time in the countryside. He spent hours watching birds to understand how they flew. Other Naturalist thinkers include
Charles Darwin, Jane Goodall, Johnny Morris, David Attenborough
Careers which suit Naturalist thinkers include
Biologist, Meteorologist, Forester, Farmer, Astronomer, Alternative therapist
dunno

:confused:

15 Apr 2005

Quote by rachel-lane
Spatial Thinkers:
Tend to think in pictures, and can develop good mental models of the physical world.
Think well in three dimensions
Have a flair for working with objects
Other Spatial Thinkers include
Pablo Picasso, Michelangelo, Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Careers which suit Spatial Thinkers include
Mechanic, Photographer, Artist, Architect, Engineer, Builder, Set designer
eureka !!!! thats me that is

Me too.

15 Apr 2005

Apparantly I'm a logical - mathematical thinker, and to be truthful I can't argue with that. smile

15 Apr 2005

You are a Spatial Thinker
Spatial Thinkers:
Tend to think in pictures, and can develop good mental models of the physical world.
Think well in three dimensions
Have a flair for working with objects
Like other spatial thinkers, Leonardo had a talent for designing buildings and machinery. He also invented a new style of map making Other Spatial Thinkers include
Pablo Picasso, Michelangelo, Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Careers which suit Spatial Thinkers include
Mechanic, Photographer, Artist, Architect, Engineer, Builder, Set designer
You are an Interpersonal Thinker
Interpersonal thinkers:
Like to think about other people, and try to understand them
Recognise differences between individuals and appreciate that different people have different perspectives
Make an effort to cultivate effective relationships with family, friends and colleagues
Like interpersonal thinkers, Leonardo had lots of friends and contacts, and was a popular figure at the Italian court. Other Interpersonal thinkers include
Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa, William Shakespeare
Careers which suit Interpersonal thinkers include
Politician, Psychologist, Nurse, Counsellor, Teacher
I'm to drunk to comment drinkies

C x

15 Apr 2005

Some days I sits and thinks and other days I just sit....Today I am sitting, an maybe tommorow as well ........so er duh.

15 Apr 2005

Quote by peenut
Some days I sits and thinks and other days I just sit....Today I am sitting, an maybe tommorow as well ........so er duh.

Yeah, I'm a lot like that rolleyes

. Tonight I thought, being scientifically minded like I am, that I would try an experiment to see if revels float in Baileys Irish Cream.... but they didn't, they all sank so I had to fish them out and they went all soggy and kinda melted...
Damn my scientific brain blink

15 Apr 2005

You are an Interpersonal Thinker
Think this is the most common one confused

15 Apr 2005

Quote by lilacgem
You are an Interpersonal Thinker
Think this is the most common one

Probably is on here cos we're all on a forum where you just get booted if you don't have good interpersonal skills lol

. On here, you would come across as being a right dick if you didn't have good people skills.
Does that make sense, I drank the Baileys after fishing out the revels and I feel pissed now.
Damn my scientific brain :doh: