Who are you

Who are you

February 2010

By Anil  Bhatnagar

Kick-starting a quiz page aimed at helping you know yourself better

Respond to this questionnaire quickly, choosing the first answer that comes to your mind, or the one that seems to be valid for you most of the time. To enable you to do this test well and to keep the suspense alive, I will not mention what part of you is tested. Make sure you read the answers only after completing the quiz.

1. During my leisure time I
a) prefer to read or watch television
b) listen to radio or music
c) play sports

2. When explaining a new process or skill I prefer to
a) explain it in words fist b) demonstrate it first c) write out the steps involved first

3. When I am concentrating I get most distracted by
a) uncomfortable chairs and temperature in the room.
b) untidiness
c) noise

4. If I want to know the news, I would prefer to
a) switch on the TV
b) listen to the radio
c) search on the internet

5. I solve problems usually by
a) talking through possible solutions
b) hands-on experience
c) writing or drawing out possible solutions

6. If I had to wait an hour at a place I would most likely
a) fidget and walk around
b) watch people or the
scenery c) talk to myself or others

7. While recalling an event, I
a) see vivid and detailed pictures
b) hear the sounds associated with the place
c) recall the activities done there.

8. During conversations, I
a) listen to people really carefully
b) watch people’s faces when they talk to me
c) get impatient if I have to listen too long.

9. If I have some time in another city, I like to
a) watch a play
b) go to an art gallery
c) listen to a concert

10. When I get angry I tend to
a) get quiet and fume silently
b) shout and yell
c) storm off, bang things

11. When learning, I prefer
a) lectures and discussions
b) experiments and activities
c) diagrams and pictures

12. The kind of movies I prefer are relating to
a) action, adventure
b) drama
c) musical

13. In a meeting at office, I prefer to
a) watch people
b) have an indepth discussion
c) complete pending work if I can afford to

14. The kind of humour I like is
a) comedians who talk
b) slapstick action
c) comics and cartoons

15. At a party, I prefer to
a) circulate round or dance
b) watch the happenings
c) talking and listening to others

16. I prefer to understand an explanation through
a) diagrams, pictures, maps and graphs
b) talk, lecture
c) demonstration
 

17. In a workshop I prefer those moments when we learn through
a) listening to the trainer
b) moving around, doing activities
c) writing or doing worksheets

18. During sports coaching I would prefer my coach to
a) demonstrate the skills
b) explain using the white board
c) talks about the skills

19. On holidays I would prefer to
a) sit on the beach and read
b) sit on the beach and listen to my favourite music CDs
c) dip my feet in the waters or actually swim

20. While waiting at a friend’s house I would
a) unknowingly eavesdrop on the conversations of people in the room adjacent to the drawing room.
b) move around in the drawing room
c) see outside from the window or watch the television

21. If I am asked to close my eyes and describe the surroundings in the room
a) while I describe the surroundings, I see in my mind the images of the things that surround me
b) while I describe the surroundings, I hear words that name them or describe them.
c) while I describe the surroundings, I neither see their images, nor their names but simply a knowingness that these things exist (or I recall how they feel when touched)
 

Answers

• For 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19 & 21 a=visual; b=auditory; c=kinesthetic

• For 2,5,8,11,14,17 & 20 a=auditory; b=kinesthetic; c=visual

• For 3,6,9,12,15,18 A=kinesthetic; b=visual; c=auditory

The interpretation: There are three kinds of people – visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. The visual people predominantly think and process the experiences of life in terms of visuals. Painters and photographers are usually visual people. Auditory people process their experiences of life in terms of sounds mostly. Great singers and orators are predominantly auditory people. Kinesthetic people love ‘hands-on’ experiences. You can be predominantly one, two or all of the three (visual, auditory and kinesthetic) simultaneously depending upon whether you score highly on one, two or all the three.

Anil Bhatnagar is a motivational speaker, a personal growth coach, a reiki teacher, a painter, and author of five internationally acclaimed books. www.anilbhatnagar.com